Will Sachin Tendulkar play?
Tendulkar damaged the webbing of his hand while trying to complete a catch in the semi-final against RCB. He had to take multiple stitches and was initially to grip the bat. However since then, the Mumbai Indians have kept further news on Sachin Tendulkar’s playing or not playing the IPL final a tightly guarded secret. Even as we are only less than 200 minutes remain for the game to begin, we still don’t know whether Sachin will play or not. In such scenarios, I have always used the betting sites to provide me with a clue. With so much money riding on a cricket match, they always seem to be much better informed than the rest of the world. All the leading online betting websites – Will Hill, Ladbrokes, Bet 365 and Betfair predicted the outcomes of the two semi-final correctly. So what do they think of the chances of Sachin Tendulkar playing tonight? On William Hill, the odds being offered are ‘even’ for a CSK but only 80 paise for a Mumbai victory. The odds on Bet365 are exactly the sam
