Sports India

There is still a lot of cricket left in Sachin Tendulkar and one should not have any doubts about his come back to international cricket, the consultant for BCCI Andrew Leipus has said.

The amount of runs he has made for Lashings World XI recently is a testimony to his fitness and form, he noted.

Addressing media persons here on Tuesday, Leipus said the champion batsman would be back.

“I can for the moment make a subjective decision about his fitness and not an objective one. But I expect him to come back stronger and better,” he said.

On the player burn out issue, Leipus said the question on volume of cricket played these days needs to be addressed.

“Most of the tours are short and compact. One has to look at the issue in its entirety — itinerary, tour planning, scheduling of matches. “If there are more gaps between matches, the tours tend to be longer.

“It is a `catch-22′ situation, which the authorities concerned should address,” he said. On the general fitness of the men in blue, Leipus said one has to assess it on an individual level and not the team as a whole.