velu Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Manama: Retired Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar may reportedly act as a mentor for the Mumbai Indians players during the seventh season of the Indian Premier League, set to begin in the UAE from April 16. The speculation over Tendulkar's arrival as the 'icon' of his erstwhile Indian Premier League (IPL) team ended when he spent more than an hour with them during the final practice session before the season opener against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday. According to Gulf News, it is assumed that Tendulkar's role in the team will be more than an ornamental one with MI media manager Leeladhar Singh confirming that the former Indian batsman will be at the dugout for the team's matches as an icon of the team. The report however, said that confusion set in over Tendulkar's exact role as Indian spin legend Anil Kumble had been the mentor of the team and there are restrictions in the IPL rule-book about presence in the dugouts. Clad in a team practice shirt and blue shorts, the report mentioned that Tendulkar was as enthusiastic at the nets as in his playing days by correcting the follow-through of the drive of a number of batsmen, apart from giving them throwdowns, and he rounded off by bowling all conceivable variety of deliveries at the batsmen. It was possibly Tendulkar's first public appearance with a cricket bat in hand since that emotional farewell after the Mumbai Test against the West Indies last November, the report added. http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-sachin-tendulkar-likely-to-mentor-mumbai-indians-players-during-ipl-7-1978847 :aha: :mi: :aha:
bulbul Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Mayappan made sure that there will be rules for presence in dugout :woot:
Roshanrocks Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 SRT is on a fully paid IPL holiday thats all... I heard his son is practicing in the MI nets... Is this true? :hmmm:
Austin 3:!6 Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 He might well have played this year. Still back him to bat better than Tare and Nohit :agree: #SRTforever
Austin 3:!6 Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 SRT is on a fully paid IPL holiday thats all... I heard his son is practicing in the MI nets... Is this true? :hmmm: Histrory suggests har bara baap ka beta nalayak hota hai. Amitabh - Abhishek Sunil - Rohan Tiger - Saif Sachin - Arjun? :hmmm: :vroam:
Sachin=GOD Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 effects r showing now:phehehe: Nice to see that he's always in your thoughts
velu Posted April 25, 2014 Author Posted April 25, 2014 Nice to see that he's always in your thoughts i think more abt u guys than sachin :fishing: where is MTC :secret:
Austin 3:!6 Posted April 26, 2014 Posted April 26, 2014 i think more abt u guys than sachin :fishing: where is MTC :secret: Stalker :hehe:
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