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Sachin Tendulkar’s desire to get back into the team for the West Indies trip was evident by the way he took to the MRF Foundation gymnasium today and did a series of shoulder strengthening exercises.

Sachin Tendulkar’s desire to get back into the team for the West Indies trip was evident by the way he took to the MRF Foundation gymnasium today and did a series of shoulder strengthening exercises. Tendulkar, who is recuperating from a shoulder injury, spent around one hour in the MRF gymnasium here and did scapula and core strengthening exerices besides tubing, pilates and speed exercises.

“I am fine. I did some scapula and core strengthning exercises today,” Tendulkar said. Tendulkar, hoping to regain full fitness ahead of the Test series against the West Indies, is here to practise at the academy from May 16 to 20 under trainer Ramji Srinivasan.

Tendulkar said the fitness test is scheduled in his home city. Ramji said that he had devised a special physical training programme to meet Tendulkar’s needs which would be arranged in tandem with what Gloster had recommended.

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“It will mainly comprise sessions involving functional training, besides core strength stability, scapula strengthening stability, agility, speed and footwork movement training,” Ramji said.

“But the focus would be on shoulder strengthening, which incorporates the scapula and core strengthening,” he added.

Fitness test on May 22

Mumbai : The proposed fitness test for Sachin Tendulkahas been put off by a few days. “The fitness test would be held in Mumbai on either May 22 or 23 and it would be done in the presence of Andrew Leipus (former Indian team physio) and Kiran More,” board secretary Niranjan Shah said. “We are selecting the team for the Test series on May 24 and have time till before the selection committee meeting to test Sachin’s fitness,” Shah added.

Along with Tendulkar, opener Wasim Jaffer, who underwent a shin surgery last month, would also undergo a fitness test ahead of the selection committee meeting.

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