Last updated: 13th May 2008
Tendulkar: Fit again
Sachin Tendulkar will return to action for Mumbai in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday in their game against the Chennai Super Kings.
The Indians' skipper has yet to play in the tournament after suffering a groin injury in the first Test for India against South Africa in March.
"I'll be playing against the Chennai Super Kings scheduled for 14th," he confirmed. "I've worked really hard on my fitness and now I'm fully fit.
"My physio, Dr Niraj Patel, has been continuously monitoring my progress."
Mumbai installed Harbhajan Singh as captain in Tendulkar's absence, but he was banned after just three games for slapping fellow Indian Sreesanth leaving South African Shaun Pollock to lead the side.
Meanwhile, Deccan Chargers have been hit by the news that VVS Laxman will miss the remainder of the tournament with a hand injury.
The India batsman suffered a hairline fracture of the right wrist on May 3 and has missed the struggling Chargers' last three matches.
"I was injured attempting a pull shot," Laxman told the Hindu. "Since then I've not been able to hold the bat.
"After a thorough check up, I've been advised to go for an MRI scan and I won't be able to play for the next 15 days.
"It is all the more disappointing since the injury came when I was getting into the groove."

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| Test Match First Test Match |
| Sri Lanka vs Pakistan |
| Friends Provident Friends Provident Semi Final |
| Lancashire vs Hampshire |
| Sussex vs Gloucestershire |
| One Day Int Fourth Match |
| West Indies vs India |
| Women's ODI 4th Match |
| England Women vs Australia Women |
| Monday 6th July |
| U-19 Test Series 1st Match |
| England Under 19 vs Bangladesh Under 19 |
| Tuesday 7th July |
| County Championship - Div 1 |
| Warwickshire vs Sussex |
| County Championship - Div 2 |
| Northamptonshire vs Derbyshire |
| Essex vs Glamorgan |
| One Day Int First Match |
| Scotland vs Canada |
| Result |
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| Saturday 4th July |
| Tour Match |
| England Lions vs Australia Match Drawn |
| Varsity Match |
| Oxford UCCE vs Cambridge UCCE Oxford UCCE won by 6 wickets. |
| Friday 3rd July |
| County Championship - Division One |
| Somerset vs Yorkshire Somerset won by 4 wickets. |
| Nottinghamshire vs Lancashire Match Drawn |
| Durham vs Worcestershire Durham won by 5 wickets. |
| County Championship - Division Two |
| Middlesex vs Surrey Match Drawn |
| Kent vs Gloucestershire Kent won by 76 runs. |
| Derbyshire vs Leicestershire Match Drawn |
| Friendly Match |
| Warwickshire vs England Match Drawn |
| One Day International Series |
| West Indies vs India India won by 6 wickets. (Revised target - Duckworth-Lewis system) |
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