NEW DELHI, 1 October 2005 — India batsman Sachin Tendulkar will make his comeback after elbow surgery in a domestic one-day tournament next month, chief selector Kiran More said yesterday.
“He is playing, he has been cleared by his doctor,” More told Reuters.
The Bombay batsman will play in the Challenger Trophy tri-series in Mohali from Oct. 10-13. The national selectors will pick the sides today.
Tendulkar, 32, underwent surgery in May for a nagging elbow injury which first flared up in August last year.
The premier batsman has not played since the home one-day series against Pakistan in April. Slow recovery forced him to miss a one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka and this month’s Test tour of Zimbabwe.
He also opted out of next week’s Super Series in Australia between a World XI and the world champions.
The Challenger Trophy should give Tendulkar useful practice before the team is selected for the home one-day series against Sri Lanka starting on Oct. 25.
