A brief audience with the Little Master
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
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Sachin Tendulkar landed with the Indians to a rock star welcome in Melbourne. The Age’s Chloe Saltau briefly caught up with Tendulkar, the man of few words.
Asked whether he felt the age of India's star batsmen would be a factor in the coming series, Tendulkar smiled and said: "No, not really."
Did he regard this as India's best chance to defeat Australia at home, an achievement no team has managed since the West Indies in 1992-93? "We have come here to play good cricket and with good results, so hopefully we will," he said. "We have come here in good shape and we are looking forward to this tour."
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo