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Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar is all set to enthrall the fans once again as the Master Blaster gears up for the International Masters League, which gets underway from February 22. Tendulkar will be seen leading the India Masters team, which features the likes of Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan among others. A total of six teams will participate in the tournament, which features some of the legendary names.
With the tournament set to start from Saturday, Tendulkar has began dropping teasers on what to expect. The batting icon on Tuesday shared a video of him playing beautiful strokes in the nets, leading to overwhelming reactions from his fans, which included Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana. Tendulkar, whose batting heroics are well known, can be seen hitting immaculate straight drives, cover drives, pull, and even sweep as if he never retired.
Also Read | Tendulkar’s brilliance to Dhoni scripting history: The highs, lows and other memories of India in ICC Champions Trophy The post, which Tendulkar captioned "Back to the game I'm in Love with" saw fans pour love on the comment section, bombarding it with "God" comment. Tendulkar is popularly regarded as the "God of cricket", hence the reaction was on expected lines. Yuvraj makes a hilarious jokes This was not the only post by Tendulkar promoting the league.
In another post shared by the Master Blaster on Monday, the legendary cricketer asked "I am ready, are you?" to which Yuvraj, also Tendulkar's former India teammate, made a hilarious joke. Reacting to the same, Yuvraj wrote: " Paji body main injury nahi injuries main body phasi hai ." Which are the other teams participating in the league? Sri Lanka Masters, West Indies Masters, Australia Masters, England Masters, and South Africa Masters are the other five teams who are part of the tournament.
All the participating teams are loaded with former stars as Brian Lara leads West Indies, which also features Chris Gayle among the most popular. If we take a look at Sri Lanka, Kumar Sangakkara will be seen leading the side, while Shane Watson will be leading Australia. Eoin Morgan will lead England, which also features the like of Kevin Pietersen, while Jacques Kallis will lead South Africa.
Hashim Amla will be seen in action for the Proteas unit..
