Sachin Tendulkar could play his 200th Test in India after the BCCI announced a series with the West Indies in the early parts of November.
It was expected earlier that Tendulkar, who is on 198 Tests, will become the first batsman to reach the 200-Test milestone in South Africa, where India is scheduled to travel in the middle of November for a tour consisting of three Tests and seven ODIs.
But in an unexpected turn of events, Tendulkar is set to achieve his next milestone in front of his countrymen and if he gets lucky, he could even do it in front of his homecrowd at the Wankhede Stadium.
Tendulkar, who has not played active cricket since getting injured during the Indian Premier League, recently underwent surgery on his arm and has started practicing again; clear signs that the master blaster is gearing up for the start of the season and should be fit to take on the West Indies.
"I had surgery on my hand for the injury I sustained during the IPL match in May. I have already started batting in the nets since the last ten days and am looking forward to the Champions League," PTI quoted Tendulkar as saying.
Tendulkar injured his hand during the match against Hyderabad Sunrisers and did not take part in the tournament after that. He flew down to London recently for the surgery and has since begun his preparations for the Champions League Twenty20 for the Mumbai Indians.
The BCCI announced the series against West Indies after it was proposed by N Srinivasan in the Working Committee meeting. The proposal was agreed upon unanimously. Cricinfo reported that the reason behind the hastily-arranged tour was to ensure there was no dip in the board’s income considering that the seven-match ODI series with Australia was the only home series in the current financial year.
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