February 9th, 2009

Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has returned early from India’s tour of Sri Lanka, and will miss the Twenty20 international on Tuesday.

Team India manager Prakash Dixit said that Tendulkar left for Mumbai on Sunday night since he was not part of the Twenty20 squad

Tendulkar, who played in the first three ODIs, had a torrid time in the first three games of the tour.

He was rested for the final two ODIs after India won the first three games to seal the series. The five-match contest finished 4-1 in India’s favour.

Tendulkar has not been a regular member of the India’s teams for the 20-over format. His only Twenty20 international, in December 2006, was on the tour of South Africa.

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