Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday received throwdowns from Mumbai Indians' video analyst, raising hopes of his return to action ahead of the team's Indian Premier League match against Delhi Daredevils on April 16.

Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday sustained a finger injury in his left-hand and was forced to retire hurt, when he tried to fend off an ugly snorter from Chennai Super Kings bowler Doug Bollinger in the IPL opener here on Wednesday.

"You will matter when it matters the most" are the words that Sachin Tendulkar told Yuvraj Singh, which served as an inspiration for the dashing all-rounder during India's World Cup triumph last year.

Sachin Tendulkar, who is in London for a routine check-up of an old toe injury, paid a visit to his India team-mate Yuvraj Singh while in the city.

"Sachin Tendulkar is the reason I started playing " - said India's most promising batting talent, Virat Kohli, as he paid tribute to the senior batsman for completing a century of international hundreds.

Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday revealed that it was India's former coach John Wright who had first inspired him to score 100 international centuries.

Like everything else about him, Sachin Tendulkar's latest hairdo has generated considerable buzz among commentators and his fans but the master batsman said on Sunday that there was no particular reason for it.

Coca Cola India will roll out 7.2 lakh `golden cans' featuring batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar to commemorate his historic 100th international century.

Sachin Tendulkar made it clear on Sunday that he does not intend to retire anytime soon and left open the possibility of playing in the 2015 World Cup.

Paying glowing tributes to batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, Selection Committee Chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth on Saturday described his achievement of scoring 100 international tons as something superhuman and cited him as a classic example of "thriving in an imbalanced world."