England Tour 2011

Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni will hope to help India break their duck when the series starts in Durham, Chester-le-Street, September 2 2011

England Tour 2011

Sachin Tendulkar comes out for India's nets session, Old Trafford, August 30, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar drives through cover, Sussex v Indians, Tour match, Hove, August 25, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar walks off after being trapped lbw for 91, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 22, 2011

Amit Mishra and Sachin Tendulkar return to the dressing room unconquered at lunch, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 22, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar acknowledges the applause on getting to a fifty, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 22, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar plays through the leg side, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 22, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar prepares to upper cut, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 22, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar avoids a short ball, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 22, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar upper cuts James Anderson for four, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 22, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar forces a shot through the covers, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 5th day, August 22, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar negotiated a testing passage of play to remain unbeaten at stumps on day four , England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 4th day, August 21, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar steers one through the off side, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 4th day, August 21, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar walks back after gloving a catch, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 3rd day, August 20, 2011

Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar added 55 for the third wicket, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 3rd day, August 20, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar flays one through the off side, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 3rd day, August 20, 2011

David Cameron, Britain's prime minister, speaks to Sachin Tendulkar, England v India, 4th Test, The Oval, 2nd day, August 19, 2011

Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar take a break at a training session ahead of the final Test, The Oval, August 17, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar was in good spirits as he prepared for the final Test, The Oval, August 17, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar stretches during a practice session, The Oval, August 16, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar walks back after being run out, England v India, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 4th day, August 13, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar hit eight fours in his 40, England v India, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 4th day, August 13, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar played some eye-catching strokes in the morning, England v India, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 4th day, August 13, 2011

Even Sachin Tendulkar's bag of tricks could not dislodge Alastair Cook, England v India, 3rd npower Test, Edgbaston, 3rd day, August 12, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar stretches ahead of the third Test, Edgbaston, August 9, 2011

India's players at their practice session ahead of the third Test, Edgbaston, August 9, 2011

Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar share a light moment during practice, Birmingham, August 8, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar whips a boundary through midwicket, England v India, 2nd Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day, August 1, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar drops his bat while scrambling to the crease to avoid being run out, England v India, 2nd Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day, August 1, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar plays the upper-cut, England v India, 2nd Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day, August 1, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar launches a slog-sweep during his half-century, England v India, 2nd Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day, August 1, 2011

England Tour 2011

Sachin Tendulkar walks off after being dismissed for 16, England v India, 2nd npower Test, Trent Bridge, 2nd day, July 30, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar and his team-mates bat in the nets, Nottingham, July 27, 2011

India loosen up with a game of football during a practice session, Nottingham, July 27, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar participates in a game of soccer, Nottingham, July 27, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar walks back after being dismissed by James Anderson, England v India, 1st Test, Lord's, 5th day, July 25, 2011

Stuart Broad and Sachin Tendulkar point towards the stands, England v India, 1st Test, Lord's, 5th day, July 25, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar presents the full face, England v India, 1st Test, Lord's, 3rd day, July 23, 2011

Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar steadied India after the openers fell, England v India, 1st Test, Lord's, 3rd day, July 23, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid gave Andrew Strauss much to worry about, 1st Test, Lord's, 3rd day, July 23, 2011


Sachin Tendulkar punches one away on the off side, England v India, 1st Test, Lord's, 3rd day, July 23, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar cracks one through the off side, England v India, 1st Test, Lord's, 3rd day, July 23, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar gets a standing ovation as he walks out to bat, England v India, 1st Test, Lord's, 3rd day, July 23, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar discusses the field with MS Dhoni, England v India, 1st Test, Lord's, 2nd day, July 22, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar bats in the nets, Lord's, July 20, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar during India's practice ahead of the first Test, Lord's, July 19 2011

Duncan Fletcher and Sachin Tendulkar at Lord's, July 19 2011

Sachin Tendulkar flicks through square leg, Somerset v Indians, Tour match, Taunton, 2nd day, July 16, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar stretches before a net session ahead of their tour game against Somerset at the county ground on July 14, 2011 in Taunton, England.

Sachin Tendulkar receives some throw-downs in the nets, Taunton, July 14 2011

Sachin Tendulkar turns up for a net with his bats during a net session ahead of their tour game against Somerset at the county ground on July 14, 2011 in Taunton, England.