Sachin Tendulkar would return to competitive cricket soon after he got the green signal from Indian team’s physiotherapist John Gloster to play in the October 10 to 13 N K P Salve Challenger Series in Mohali.“Tendulkar is playing in the Challenger Series. I also spoke to John Gloster who has said he can play,” said national senior selection committee chairman Kiran More from Vadodara.The three teams to take part in the domestic limited overs tournament - India Senior, India A and India B, are to be chosen tomorrow at Delhi.The master batsman has started light practice sessions and was at the MIG Club in suburban Bandra, close to his residence, practising for close to 90 minutes.“It was basically a light session, but he had a lengthy one. He also did some workout at the gym,” a source at the club said.Tendulkar’s problems with his elbow began in August 2004 during the triangular series in the Netherlands.Colts in FraySome of the unsung young turks of the under-19 national team are in for a pleasant surprise. As many as six colts from the u-19 contingent that played in the just-concluded five-match one-day series against the touring Australians have been shortlisted for consideration at tomorrow’s selection meeting in Delhi for the Challenger Trophy.‘‘We had asked Venkatesh Prasad, coach of the under-19 team, to recommend names of those who excelled in the home series. He came up with six names - Piyush Chawla, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rohit Sharma, Pinal Shah, Y Mahesh and Ali Murtaza,’’ a BCCI official said here.Of these youngsters, leg-spinner Chawla and left-arm spinner Nadeem are very likely to get a look-in in the annual three-team event.
