All eyes on Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh as MI take on Lions
All eyes will be on Sachin Tendulkar and skipper Harbhajan Singh as defending champions Mumbai Indians take on local team Lions in their opening Champions League Twenty20 here tomorrow.
Tendulkar, whose last competitive game was a Test match between India and New Zealand in Bangalore earlier last month, will be keen on doing well as his performance will certainly have a bearing on Mumbai Indians' fortune in the tournament.
For the 39-year-old champion batsman, it will also be a chance to prove his detractors wrong after he was bowled thrice during the Test series against New Zealand while Harbhajan will like to use this opportunity to get requisite confidence and make a case for himself before the Test team selection.
Although Tendulkar's next international assignment is against England starting next month, a good performance against a local side on bouncy South African strip will give him a lot of confidence than what a Ranji Trophy game on a shirtfront can provide.
Along with a destructive opener in Richard Levi, the duo has the ability to destroy the Lions' attack that will be led by two left-arm bowlers of different nature. While Pakistan's Sohail Tanveer can trouble the batsman with clever variations, speed merchant Dirk Nannes can be a handful on lively tracks.
Harbhajan, who won man-of-the-match award against England in the recently concluded World T20 would like to show that the performance wasn't a mere flash in the pan.
The tournament will also be a test for Rohit Sharma who has consistently failed to deliver for
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