Mumbai’s icon, Sachin Tendulkar, has been forced to warm the bench so far, missing his team’s first five games.
Despite playing a practice match on Friday, it is still not clear whether the master blaster will play against Delhi on Sunday
MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar’s groin is probably taking longer to heal than he had anticipated. Mumbai’s icon has been forced to warm the bench so far, missing his team’s first five games. On Friday, after his first match, a T20 practice game, since the Chennai Test in late April, Tendulkar revealed that he is not yet 100 per cent fit.
The Mumbai Indians played a simulation T20 affair at the MCA’s Bandra-Kurla Complex. Tendulkar opened the innings. However, it is still unclear whether he will lead his side against Virender Sehwag’s Delhi Daredevils on Sunday.
Harsha Bhogle, advisor of the Mukesh Ambani-owned team, said, “Sachin played the game today. He batted and also fielded throughout the 20 overs. He told me he is not feeling 100 per cent fit, but he is going to sleep over it and see how it (groin) feels tomorrow morning.”
Tendulkar reaggravated an injury around his right groin area during the Chennai Test, the first of the three against the South Africans. Bhogle added: “He did play the entire game and it was the first one he played in a long time. He is not very happy.” The team management and Tendulkar have decided to leave taking a final decision on his match fitness till as late as possible.
“That is the way it has been going on. But knowing Sachin over all these years, if there is a problem and he is not fully fit then he won’t play. It’s not a broken bone that he can strap up and play. It is something that prevents him from stretching as it is in the groin area. He batted alright but the problem will come when he is running.”
The team physio Dr Nitin Patel is monitoring Mumbai’s icon. Tendulkar should know about his updated state of fitness by Saturday.
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