MUMBAI, Aug 17: Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday said he was recovering from an elbow injury and did not know if he would be fit for next month’s Test series against Zimbabwe.

“I can’t say for sure whether I will be able to play against Zimbabwe but am recovering well and hope to take the field soon,” said the former India captain.

India will start a month-long tour of Zimbabwe next week during which they will play a tri-series also featuring New Zealand, to be followed by two Tests against Zimbabwe from Sept 13.

Tendulkar has not been picked for the one-dayers because of the injury but has been named in a 15-member Test squad subject to fitness.

“I have started practising a little and the next step is to increase the load,” said Tendulkar.

Tendulkar underwent surgery in London in May after being troubled by ‘tennis elbow’ over the past year, forcing him to miss several one-dayers and two home Tests against Australia.

Tendulkar is the fourth-highest scorer in Test cricket with 10,134 runs in 123 matches and has the highest aggregate in one-dayers with 13,642 runs in 348 matches, including a record 38 centuries.—AFP