Tendulkar announced his retirement
from IPL at the end of the final match but what might prompt him.
“Since Sachin has already retired from ODIs, he
won`t get a lot of match practice before the Ranji Trophy Format may be T20 but some.
serious `match-time` out there in the middle will help him get into the groove as he prepares for the tough South Africa tour,” the official added.
Sachin Tendulkar may have announced
his retirement from Indian Premier League but the veteran cricketer is likely
to don the Mumbai Indians jersey during the upcoming edition of Champions
League T20 which will be held in India from September 17 to October 6.
“The prospects of Sachin playing for
IPL champions Mumbai Indians in the Champions League T20 is bright,” a senior
IPL official said on Wednesday.
“Since the tournament will be held
in India this time, the MI management has requested Tendulkar to at least
consider playing this tournament. MI has a huge fan base all over India and
Tendulkar`s presence definitely becomes a big factor,” the official added
Tendulkar announced his retirement
from IPL at the end of the final match but what might prompt him to take part
in the Champions League is the timing of the tournament.
serious `match-time` out there in the middle will help him get into the groove as he prepares for the tough South Africa tour,” the official added.
However it is not clear whether
Mumbai Indians skipper Ricky Ponting will be summoned by the franchise for the
CLT20 tournament considering he didn`t set the stage on fire while playing in
the six matches of the IPL.
Another former India captain Rahul
Dravid has already made it clear that Champions League T20 will be the last
tournament of his competitive career.
According to sources in the BCCI,
there is a plan to take the tournament to smaller centers which can evoke
better response than the top cities where the tournament hasn`t really got the
level of acceptance that one would have expected. “Dharamshala, Ranchi are some
of the centers which are being looked at possible choices for hosting CLT20
matches,” sources said.
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