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Sachin will inspire MI in CL T20: Duminy

Captain Sachin Tendulkar has an uncanny ability to inspire his team-mates to perform several notches up and that will make a huge impact on Mumbai Indians’ campaign in next month’s Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa, feels batsman Jean-Pual Duminy.

Duminy believes that if Tendulkar continues with his menacing form of this year’s Indian Premier League, MI will go all the way through.

“He (Tendulkar) obviously leads from the front and that lifts his team-mates. He is very inspiring and exceptional captain. If he fires, others also perform better by another 20 per cent.

“He has been in fine form in the IPL and for India. Hope he does the same for us to win this tournament,” Duminy said on the sidelines of the launch of Champions League T20.

“Sachin helps everybody out and he tries to engage every player. I get along with him very well and had discussions on batting and other cricketing things,” said the 26-year-old batsman, who was the inaugural CLT20′s top scorer for Cape Cobras but will play for Mumbai Indians this time.

Duminy conceded that the two South African sides – Warriors and Highveld Lions – will have a bit of edge in the tournament as they are playing at home condition.