<p>The players including Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Rahul Dravid, V V S Laxman, coach Gary Kirsten, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, spinner Pragyan Ojha and others arrived at the Ahmedabad airport this morning.<br /><br />The Indian team is likely to practice at the stadium later in the afternoon, officials of the Gujarat Cricket Association said.<br /><br />For Tendulkar this venue has always been a happy hunting ground. He had scored his career's first double century at Motera stadium against New Zealand in 1999.<br /><br />He also celebrated his 20 years in Test cricket at the same stadium by scoring a century against Sri Lanka in November 2009.<br /><br />The batting maestro, who is just one ton short of scoring his 50th Test century, would be looking forward to setting up one more record during the Test match here.<br /><br />Tendulkar has 49 Test and 58 half centuries, and has the highest number of runs 14,240, in the longer format of the game.</p>
<p>The players including Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Rahul Dravid, V V S Laxman, coach Gary Kirsten, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, spinner Pragyan Ojha and others arrived at the Ahmedabad airport this morning.<br /><br />The Indian team is likely to practice at the stadium later in the afternoon, officials of the Gujarat Cricket Association said.<br /><br />For Tendulkar this venue has always been a happy hunting ground. He had scored his career's first double century at Motera stadium against New Zealand in 1999.<br /><br />He also celebrated his 20 years in Test cricket at the same stadium by scoring a century against Sri Lanka in November 2009.<br /><br />The batting maestro, who is just one ton short of scoring his 50th Test century, would be looking forward to setting up one more record during the Test match here.<br /><br />Tendulkar has 49 Test and 58 half centuries, and has the highest number of runs 14,240, in the longer format of the game.</p>