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New Blackburn owners keen to unearth the football Sachin Tendulkar

Blackburn Rovers' new owners admits they hope to make Indian signings in the future.

Chaiman Anuradha Desai says Blackburn are looking to make an impact in India and are looking k for football's equivalent to cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.

She said: "We will take a look at their calendar and when it is convenient for them we will arrange exhibition matches in India.

"We are also looking to start workshops where we fly down coaches of the Blackburn Academy and arrange training sessions for kids in India.

"Our aim is to have an Indian footballer in the team, and we will work along these lines. If we can have a Sachin Tendulkar, I'm sure we'll find someone (like him in football)."

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