Tendulkar should go to Lanka if he is 100 percent fit: Borde

Mumbai, August 9: The Indian cricket selection committee chairman Chandu Borde today said batting Maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who is scheduled to go in for the second bone scan on his right toe here tomorrow, should proceed to Sri Lanka for three-match test series only if he is "hundred percent fit".

"I personally feel that Tendulkar should join the team in Lanka only after he is totally fit. even if there is an element of doubt about his fitness it is better he follows medical advice", Borde said.

"His presence in the team for the South African tour is vital and if he aggravates the toe injury, it might even hamper his career", he added.

Meanwhile, former Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) chief Raj Singh Dungarpur said "I know Tendulkar quite well and I am sure he will not risk going to Lanka if he thinks there is even one percent risk of aggravating his injury".

"He is not only the best batsman in the world but has very good cricketing brains and knows exactly what steps he has to take", he added.

Former Test stars like Polly Umrigar, Dilip Sardesai, Ravi Shastri, Ajit Wadekar and Ashok Mankad also felt that the star batsman should join his teammates in Lanka only if he is hundred percent fit.