The Indian players, both of whom are making their first appearance at a World Cup, were lying tied-14th, right in the middle of the field of 28 two-man teams

SSP Chawrasia, who represented India at the Rio Olympics earlier this month, got a late spot in the event following the withdrawal of Paraguay's Fabrizio Zanotti

Anirban Lahiri has been a revelation for Indian golf in the last couple of years as he clinched the Asian tour order of merit after winning twice --Maybank Malaysian Open and Hero Indian Open in 2015

SSP Chawrasia will be aware of the importance of a medal. It could change the dynamics of the sport in India

Anirban Lahiri and SSP Chawrasia have made the grade for Rio as per the International Golf Federation's rankings

Jeev Milkha Singh missed the cut by by one shot, while SSP Chawrasia and Shiv Kapur too crashed out after poor second round performances

Having led the field at one point, Jeev Milkha Singh struggled in the windy conditions, while the other two Indians, SSP Chowrasia and Shiv Kapur, also failed to make their mark

SSP Chawrasia, who had 70-72 in the first two rounds, carded 73-73 for the final two rounds

Other Indians making the cut were Himmat Rai (71-70) and S Chikkarangapppa (70-71) were tied 27th, while SSP Chawrasia (73-70) was tied-39th and Chiragh Kumar (73-72)

Other Indians in the fray are Chiragh Kumar, who made the cut last week in Austria, one-time Asian Tour winner Himmat Rai, two-time winner on Asian Development Tour S Chikkarangappa, Shubhankar Sharma, Khalin Joshi and Amardip Malik