Tendulkar back, Laxman out
Mixed fortunes for India stars
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."
| Fixture |
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| Thursday 24th July |
| Test Match Series |
| Sri Lanka vs India |
| County Championship - Division One |
| Lancashire vs Hampshire |
| Nottinghamshire vs Yorkshire |
| County Championship - Division Two |
| Essex vs Gloucestershire |
| Pro40 - Division Two |
| Glamorgan vs Surrey |
| Friday 25th July |
| Other Match |
| England XI vs Woolmer World XI |
| Varsity Friendly |
| South Africa vs Bangladesh A |
| Saturday 26th July |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| TBC vs TBC |
| Middlesex vs Durham |
| Kent vs Essex |
| Result |
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| Wednesday 23rd July |
| Pro40 - Division One |
| Durham vs Somerset Somerset won by 18 runs. |
| Tuesday 22nd July |
| County Championship - Division Two |
| Middlesex vs Worcestershire Worcestershire won by 10 wickets. |
| Northamptonshire vs Leicestershire Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets. |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Durham vs Glamorgan Durham won by 44 runs. |
| Monday 21st July |
| Varsity Friendly |
| Derbyshire vs Bangladesh A Bangladesh A won by 1 wickets. |
| Sunday 20th July |
| Pro40 - Division One |
| Nottinghamshire vs Hampshire Nottinghamshire won by 31 runs. |
| Middlesex vs Durham Durham won by 7 wickets. |
| Sussex vs Somerset Sussex won by 6 wickets. |
| Pro40 - Division Two |
| Warwickshire vs Kent Kent won by 22 runs. |
| Leicestershire vs Essex Match Tied |
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