IPL 5: Sachin joins MI camp after toe check-up

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians' skipper Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday joined the team's conditioning camp at their home ground, Wankhede Stadium, for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after getting his toe checked up in London. He will also be available for the opening ceremony at Chennai to be held on April 2.
Tendulkar played the Test series in Australia and then stayed on to take part in the triangular ODI series before playing the Asia Cup in Bangladesh where he achieved the long-eluding milestone of 100 centuries in international cricket. After that he went to London on a brief visit for medical consultation about his injured toe.


MI's campaign opener is scheduled against the defending champions Chennai Super Kings, led by Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. The preparatory camp for Mumbai is set to conclude on Saturday.
The Mumbai squad and their support staff - including mentor cum bowling coach Shaun Pollock, advisor cum fielding coach Jonty Rhodes, head coach Robin Singh, assistant coach Paras Mhambrey and spin bowling coach Maninder Singh - are set to leave for Chennai on Sunday.