Sachin gives tips to Mumbai players

The Mumbai Ranji Trophy team members, gearing up for a crucial Elite Division Group A tie against Hyderabad commencing on Tuesday at the Bandra-Kurla complex ground of the Mumbai Cricket Association, had an unexpected visitor in Sachin Tendulkar at their practice session on Monday.

The champion batsman had come to the ground for his training stint at the state-of-the-art gymnasium in the complex and took the opportunity to interact with the Mumbai players.

"I did not expect him to be here. Obviously, his presence is an inspiration to our players. He will have something to say to us later on (after the session)," said team captain Wasim Jaffer.

Jaffer said in case the two-Test series against England is called off due to the prevailing circumstances, he would try and request both Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan to play Mumbai's last home fixture scheduled at the same venue.

"If the Test series is not taking place I would speak to both Sachin and Zaheer to play the game against Punjab (later this month). In fact, it will be good for Indian cricket if all the players are available to play in Ranji Trophy. It will make it more interesting," he said.