Harbhajan keen to have Sachin back as opener – Cricket News Update
Commenting on the Mumbai Indians’ opening woes after their 7-wicket defeat to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 claimed that he was keen on finding a winning pair to open for the team, adding that
he was looking forward to having http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 back.
“Levi is having a bit of a hard time with the left-arm spinners and we need to reconsider what other options we have (at the top). We will see by the next game what is the best possible XI we can play,” the skipper said.
Tendulkar only managed to play one match for the Mumbai Indians during the current ongoing 5th edition of the Indian Premier League – he opened with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Levi-c2315 in the season opener against the Chennai Super Kings (which the Mumbai Indians went
on to win), and while they managed a solid 69-run opening stand, the Little Master was forced to retire hurt after a delivery by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DE-Bollinger-c1348 hit him on the finger.
Since then, the 38-year-old has been out of action, and the Mumbai Indians, currently at number 4 on the points table after winning 3 of their 5 matches, have been struggling to find a replacement at the top of the batting order.
The pair of Levi and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861. Levi was dismissed on duck on the 2nd delivery of the match, and Rayudu followed soon after in the 2nd over.
Harbhajan employed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409.
The two managed a slightly better score in the next match against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahbaz-Nadeem-c89339 took openers
Levi (1) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davy-Jacobs-c1343 (0) out before a partnership could be established.
In light of the current opening woes, the Mumbai Indians' skipper is keen to have http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 back in the team.
“Of course, it will be nice to have Sachin back. I'm sure he will be back by the next game if nothing goes wrong," Harbhajan said. "If he is batting with any of the foreigners, it makes it easier for them to score runs. He can take a lot of pressure from
the other partner."
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