Sachin Tendulkar was reportedly approached by Big
Bash League (BBL) side Sydney Thunder to play in the
Australian T20 tournament this year but the deal could
not be finalised.
The former India batsmen, considered to be the best
since Donald Bradman, retired late last year after an
emotional farewell series against West Indies.
Tendulkar had also played for Mumbai since the start
of the Indian T20 League in 2008 till he called it a day
in 2013.
A report in the Sydney Morning Herald said Thunder
had approached Tendulkar with an "attractive offer" to
turn around their fortune after winning only one out of
19 games over the last 25 months. However, talks fell
apart after Harry Harinath resigned as head of Cricket
NSW early.
The report also claimed that Cricket NSW had called
upon the state government to use its connections in
India in order to lure the iconic batsman to don their
jersey but nothing materialised.
"Tendulkar was offered a deal to play for the Thunder
over four weeks this season," it said.
"When the Cricket NSW board, headed by Harinath, met
to address the problems, Tendulkar joined Michael
Hussey and Brett Lee on the list after it was
acknowledged the franchise needed to attract big stars
to engage the 90,000 people with Indian and
subcontinent heritage in the area surrounding the
Olympic Park precinct," it added.
"Harinath, who stepped down from his posts as
chairman of Cricket NSW and as a board member of
Cricket Australia (CA) after an overhaul in the
organisation's administration structure last January,
was understood to have travelled to India to meet with
people described as extremely close to Tendulkar," it
added.
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Bash League (BBL) side Sydney Thunder to play in the
Australian T20 tournament this year but the deal could
not be finalised.
The former India batsmen, considered to be the best
since Donald Bradman, retired late last year after an
emotional farewell series against West Indies.
Tendulkar had also played for Mumbai since the start
of the Indian T20 League in 2008 till he called it a day
in 2013.
A report in the Sydney Morning Herald said Thunder
had approached Tendulkar with an "attractive offer" to
turn around their fortune after winning only one out of
19 games over the last 25 months. However, talks fell
apart after Harry Harinath resigned as head of Cricket
NSW early.
The report also claimed that Cricket NSW had called
upon the state government to use its connections in
India in order to lure the iconic batsman to don their
jersey but nothing materialised.
"Tendulkar was offered a deal to play for the Thunder
over four weeks this season," it said.
"When the Cricket NSW board, headed by Harinath, met
to address the problems, Tendulkar joined Michael
Hussey and Brett Lee on the list after it was
acknowledged the franchise needed to attract big stars
to engage the 90,000 people with Indian and
subcontinent heritage in the area surrounding the
Olympic Park precinct," it added.
"Harinath, who stepped down from his posts as
chairman of Cricket NSW and as a board member of
Cricket Australia (CA) after an overhaul in the
organisation's administration structure last January,
was understood to have travelled to India to meet with
people described as extremely close to Tendulkar," it
added.
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