Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Master blaster

The Master Blaster, who was ruled out of the first seven matches because of a groin injury, said he was now clear about the teams his side had to beat to ensure a semi-final berth."There were some teams which started off well but fell off a bit midway, and there are others who started badly and then have done well. It's all a question of momentum. We now know who are in contention for the semis. Those are the teams we have to beat," he said.Tendulkar added that Mumbai would do well not to concentrate on just the Chennai skipper MS Dhoni, but on other players too."There will be challenges. It's not only about Dhoni. There are other batsmen too. Badrinath has made some runs. And there are others like Albie Morkel. We don't take anyone lightly."Tendulkar, who opted out of the Twenty20 World Cup last year, said he was enjoying playing the format."I have played Twenty20 games last year and thoroughly enjoyed them. I will just have to go out there with other senior players and get into the group. I am prepared for all the challenges. That is the reason I stayed with the team over the last three weeks,"he said.

He said the final playing XI will be decided hours before the start of the match and there was not going to be much changes in the lineup

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