Was Tendulkar hiding his shoulder injury?

By John Cheeran
Was Sachin Tendulkar hiding his shoulder injury prior to the England Test series?
Was the team management aware of the delicate condition of Tendulkar’s right shoulder before the series began?
Why did the decision come only after Tendulkar failed in India’s first innings in Mumbai?
Selection committee chairman Kiran More had explained at the time of the injury announcement that
“He is fully fit to bat in the second innings.”
So what exactly is the problem?
Is the injury and surgery a big PR stunt in the wake of that jeers and boos at the Wankhede Stadium?
Tendulkar is fit to bat but he has a shoulder problem.
Many would point out that shoulder hampers only throwing but then it was only Tendulkar’s throw that dismissed a key England batsman in their second innings.
Wouldn’t it have been better for Tendulkar to stay away from the England series all together and treat his right shoulder at the earliest?
Not only Tendulkar would have been benefited but Team India too.
In place of an out-of-form Tendulkar VVS Laxman or Mohammad Kaif could have delivered the goods for India.
But when it comes to icons, Indians go dumb.
It amounts to blasphemy to question Tendulkar’s motive to stay in the team.
Instead we prefer to boo our icons!