Tendulkar returns to India after successful surgery

Sachin Tendulkar has returned to India after successfully undergoing an operation on the ring finger of his left hand. Dror Paley, the orthopedic surgeon at the Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, stated that Tendulkar had suffered a torn ligament and tendon, and confirmed that the surgery had been performed successfully.

Paley said that Tendulkar hadn't played any cricket since the operation, which took place on April 29, though he had practised a bit of golf. Tendulkar is expected to return to international cricket in October, when New Zealand tour India for a two-Test series.

The injury had been troubling Tendulkar since before the World Cup, but he played through the pain and was the leading scorer in the tournament with 673 runs.