Summary Sachin will take part in the Champions League Twenty20 next month, his final outing.
MUMBAI (Online) - He may have retired from the Indian Premier League but Sachin Tendulkar will take part in the Champions League Twenty20 next month, making it his final professional outing in the sports shortest format, Indian media reported on Saturday.
Where the 2011 CLT20 winners Mumbai Indians will be buoyed by Sachin s featuring in the this year s event, their regular skipper in the 2013 IPL - Ricky Ponting - will miss the tournament. Ponting was in poor form in the Caribbean Premier League, scoring just 41 runs from 7 matches.
Meanwhile, a majority of players declared their allegiance to IPL franchises over their respective countries domestic sides, with Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara, pacer Nuwan Kulasekara, Australian spinner Brad Hogg and South African Quinton de Kock being the notable exceptions.
The USD 6 million event starts on September 21, following the qualifiers which start on September 17.
While Sangakkara will be turning out for Sri Lanka s Kandurata Maroons instead of his IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad, players such as Mike Hussey (Chennai Super Kings), Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings) and Shane Watson (Rajasthan Royals) will be playing for the Indian clubs.
IPL-6 winners Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals will kick start the 2013 CLT20 with a Group A match in Jaipur on September 21 in a tournament which will witness the world s 12 best domestic teams fighting it out for the coveted prize.
