Roma Khanna - CNN-IBN

Mumbai, Jul 22: Discussion and speculation over Sachin Tendulkar's fitness seems never ending.

And joining the fray is the batting maestro himself who is reportedly offended by a statement made by former India player and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar.

From canceling the fitness test to doubts over his actual fitness level, the rumour mill are working overtime and the little master has finally lost his patience.

Tendulkar lashed out at Sanjay Manjrekar who wrote in a newspaper column that Tendulkar should make himself available for the Sri Lanka series even if he is not 100 per cent fit as he brings in a lot of experience with him.

Tendulkar's reply to this was, "I don't want to comment much, but I feel sorry that an ex - India player has made statements without checking and without talking to the people concerned. I also find it surprising that he has made these statements without being in the dressing room and knowing the true situation."

Manjrekar expressed surprise over Tendulkar's strong reaction to his column.

""All that I had to say I wrote in my article. It is out there and people are reading it. I have nothing more to say," Manjrekar commented.

But this is not the only instance when Tendulkar's injury has come under scrutiny.

On Thursday some newspapers had inaccurately reported that Sachin would now have to throw using his left hand and won't be able to field beyond the 30 yard circle a fact refuted both by the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Tendulkar's doctors.