Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s absence in the ongoing triangularseries in Sri Lanka, due to a hairline fracture to his right toe, willgive greater opportunity to youngsters to perform and provethemselves, the chairman of the selection
19-Jul-2001Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s absence in the ongoing triangularseries in Sri Lanka, due to a hairline fracture to his right toe, willgive greater opportunity to youngsters to perform and provethemselves, the chairman of the selection committee Chandu Borde saidtoday.Talking to PTI over phone from Pune, Borde said "of course, no onecan replace Tendulkar but at the same time it will be a greatopportunity for the youngsters to show their true mettle. They(youngsters) should grab this opportunity with both the hands andscore runs to establish themselves," he added."There is a ten-day gap between the tri-series and three Test matchesand I only hope that Sachin will be fit in time for the Tests," Bordesaid.India take on New Zealand in their opening match in the Coca Cola Cupin Colombo tomorrow.Meanwhile, Dr Anant Joshi, who has been treating Tendulkar’s injuredfoot, said another bone scan would be taken in a couple of weeks timeto judge the healing progress. "We are trying to reduce the load onthe injured area and he has been adviced not to run and walk as lessas possible for speedy recovery," he added.