Sachin, Zaheer Get out from Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and other members of the Indian cricket team faced a fresh bout of public rage when they stepped out of the airport on Sunday.

Entire cricket team got a rude shocking welcome from fans of Ahmedabad during their arrival in the city to take part in the inter state Twenty20 Cricket.

The fans, who had been shouting slogans for two hours, also staged a protest in front of Hotel Taj Ummed where the team was put up. The bunch of protesters also took out a rally in Hatkeshwar and displayed banners to show that the players were not welcome in Ahmedabad. The city police said that they had made adequate security arrangements.

Heavy security was provided to Sachin Tendulkar at the Sardar Patel Stadium, where he came to practice. Armed policemen provided security cover to Sachin, who arrived in a special car along with bowlers Zaheer Khan and Ajit Agarkar, while his other teammates arrived in a bus.

Following the afternoon incident where fans shouted slogans against the three, the police shooed away curious onlookers, including children gathered to see the Indian stars practice.

Activist Harshad Patel who led the protest said cricket fans are still smarting from India's shock defeat to Bangladesh in the World Cup. "Either these players do modelling assignments or play cricket," Patel said.

Social worker Harish Sharma demanded that the players responsible for India's humiliation should quit. "After the ouster from the World Cup, it becomes their moral duty to call it a day," Sharma said.

Also joining the rally was ex-corporator of Khokra, George Dias, who said there was an urgent need to inject fresh blood into the Indian team. "There is too much money at stake when the Indian team plays. There should some accountability," Dias said.