Coach Greg Chappell was looking forward to sharing the same dressing room with Sachin Tendulkar but the news of latter's withdrawal from the present tour has disappointed him no end.
"I am disappointed that Tendulkar wouldn't be seen on this tour but it is important that he recovers completely and is fit for India's future engagements," said Chappell from the sidelines after his team had a practice stint at the Harare Sports Club nets on Wednesday afternoon.
Tendulkar withdrew from the tour and physio John Gloster has forwarded a report to the board, stating that he wouldn't be competitively fit for the tour.
He has been replaced by Dheeraj Jadhav of Maharashtra to bolster the middle order and Chappell said the youngster would be welcomed in the squad for the two Tests scheduled against the hosts in Bulawayo (Sep 13-17) and Harare (Sep 20-24).