The Mumbai Indians' skipper, Harbhajan Singh, on Thursday said that his side hopes Sachin Tendulkar is available to play their Indian Premier League (IPL) game against Pune Warriors India here on Friday as the x-ray report did not show anything wrong with his injured hand.

"Nothing has come in the x-ray. We are hopeful he will play tomorrow [Friday]," Harbhajan said at the pre-match press conference on Thursday. Tendulkar got hit on his right index finger when he fended at a short, rising ball from the Chennai Super Kings' speedster Doug Bollinger in the IPL 5 opener in Chennai on Thursday and retired hurt. Continue reading below