Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar expects the upcoming four match Test series between India and England to be a closely-contested one and also said that the past results won’t play a role in this series, says a report in The Hindu.
“I think we need to leave that thing behind. We also need to consider that immediately after that series when England came to India, we beat them 5-0, which cannot be forgotten. Many things have happened in the past. It is a fresh series and we need to see we produce the best performance. It will be a good and interesting series and a closely fought series,” Tendulkar said.
The team will start practice from Nov. 9, “Most of the guys in the team have played first class match. We start our practice session from tomorrow before we go to Ahmedabad. So there are still 6-7 days to practice together as a team,” he said.
Meanwhile, The Indian Express reports Sachin saying that he is not scared of any bowler. "I am not scared of any bowler but I respect some, after all it takes just one ball to get out."
On the Order of Australia honour which was conferred on him recently, he said, “"I am really happy to get the honour by the Australian government. I had many moments in Australia. For the last 20 years from 1991, I have been playing in Australia. I played 6-7 tours, it used to be challenging series, when you perform there, people notice and appreciate your effort and performance. I got good exposures at the right time.”