Can Sachin be the same force in IPL?

So finally he is back. After missing the Test series against South Africa barring the first game and then the first 7 IPL games for his Mumbai Indian team, he is all set to return for the game against Chennai Super Kings. Needless to say, this news would bolster the confidence of Mumbai Indians further more. After losing the first four games pathetically, they have done quite well under Shaun Pollock and are on a winning streak. Sachin's presence would also let the Harbhajan episode recede away slowly.

There could be so many positives about his arrival for Mumbai Indians and there is no second though on that. However, I have some questions coming from different corners. Some of them are mine and some of them belong to my friends. As he would make the debut in the IPL, I would keep my eyes open on the below questions, but what is the take of cricweed readers on these?

1. Match fitness: He has not played a single game for the last 8 weeks. Do you think he would be able to make an impact immediately? I mean would he be able to live upto the name of Sachin Tendulkar?

2. T20 Factor? : We have seen and observed that many good players have not been able to really align themselves in this format. There are so many examples: Ricky Ponting, Ganguly (Except that one innings), Dravid (ofcourse he is trying his best), Laxman and many others. Do you think this will be easier for Sachin, given he has only played 5 T20 games so far. We all know he is one of the best batsman of this era and if someone could change himself to suit to any format, Sachin should head the list. I really hope this statement is true.

3. He lands among the poors again: My personal dream at times has been what would have happened, had Sachin played in a very consistent and successful team. How he could have adjusted his game. Probably we would have seen his natural best or something that we never could see. I hoped IPL would probably allow him to show this to all of us, but allas, he once again belongs to Mumbai INDIANS, an average team so far, pretty much like our own indian team.

4. Captaincy: Shane warne has proved many things by now from his inspirational captaincy. I believe Sachin has something to prove in this regard (nothing would matter if he doesn't). This should atleast be very very inspirational for mumbai indian youngsters.

The above are my personal views. Readers are free to express their thoughts by commentining on the article. And FYI, I am also one of the biggest fans of THE SACHIN.