‘Tendulkar has weaknesses like everyone else’

Jennings said his team wants to be known as a ruthless cricket side taking one game at a time. Both RCB and the Mumbai Indians,however,also indicated that new faces could feature in the playing eleven.

“We practice as a unit of 23,not 11. Any player who has practiced well is ready for an opportunity. Whatever side we play against,we look at the wicket and the combination of the opposite side and decide our tactics. We could introduce a new player to target one of their players,’’ Jennings said.

Jennings also said that English cricketer Kevin Pietersen had responded to being dropped from the side for several games with a match winning knock in Jaipur earlier this week. “Keeping him on the bench has probably annoyed him. He has gone out and played the innings of his lifetime. He has stuck a finger up my nose and said in a nice way that I shouldn’t have left him out. Sometimes you make decisions and get responses from players. Pietersen’s response has been to show he is a world class player and that I shouldn’t leave him out,’’ Jennings said.

Meanwhile,Mumbai Indians batsman JP Duminy also said that Saturday’s playing eleven could be a mix of new faces and a few experienced hands. “A lot of guys have not played in the last few games. This is an ideal opportunity for them to get a game. The team will be a mixture of both new and old players,’’ Duminy said.

The South African said he was unaware of whether Sachin Tendulkar himself would sit out the game.