NEW DELHI, Sept 22:
Sachin
Tendulkar says he is desperate to recover from
an injury to his left elbow and play in the home
test series against Australia starting in a
fortnight.
"I really want to play...I'm hoping and
praying I'm fit for the series against
Australia," Tendulkar told Bombay's afternoon
daily Midday on Wednesday. The 31-year-old
batsman has been frustrated by the freak injury
to his left elbow in July, which kept him out of
the ICC Champions Trophy in England.
Tendulkar said he would know whether the
injury had fully healed by the end of the month,
just days before the four-test series starting
on October 6. Doctors have told Tendulkar that
even mild pressure on the elbow can aggravate
the injury.
"I'm pretty conscious of whatever I do with
my left hand. I have to be careful even while
playing with my kids." he said.
