Mumbai: Mumbai Indians’ skipper Sachin Tendulkar, who is in London urdergoin a routine check-up of an old toe injury, will be joining the team camp from March 31st and would be available for the whole of the Indian Premier League season V.

"Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar will be joining the in-progress camp at Wankhede Stadium from 31st March 2012 and is fully available for the entire IPL season 5. Sachin is in the UK to consult his doctor and will be back in India to join the camp from 31st March," said an official released by the Mumbai Indians.

Tendulkar had to rush to London Tuesday for a checkup on an old toe injury, which has resurfaced and might need surgery. He also missed Rahul Dravid's felicitation ceremony here Tuesday evening.

Tendulkar picked up the injury nearly a decade ago. But it came back to haunt him last years forcing him to miss the ODI series in England in September. He had to consulted a specialist in London and was advised four weeks' rest.

Tendulkar was also ruled out of Champions League Twenty20, which Mumbai Indians won under the stand-in-skipper Harbhajan Singh.

The IPL starts in Chennai, where Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indians, the last year's runner-up takes on defending champions Chennai Super Kings, led by India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhone at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.

By Indian Sports News Network