 Tendulkar was Man of the Tournament at the World Cup |
Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar has returned home after undergoing surgery on his injured finger in the US. The 30-year-old, his wife and children arrived at Mumbai airport on Friday, according to Press Trust of India reports.
The operation on the ring finger of his left hand, injured while attempting to take a catch last November, was performed at a hospital in Baltimore.
He played in the World Cup in South Africa earlier this year despite the injury, and was named Man of the Tournament after scoring 673 runs in 11 games to help India reach the final.
But he opted out of a triangular series which followed in Bangladesh, also involving South Africa.
He will now continue his rehabilitation at home in the hope of making a comeback in the home series against New Zealand in October.
Tendulkar is the highest scorer in the history of one-day cricket with 12,219 runs in 314 games.
He has also made 8,811 runs in 105 Tests, including 31 centuries - a total exceeded only by Sunil Gavaskar.
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