Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the twenty fifth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday (April 18). It was a close to good efficiency from the five-time champions as they accomplished a hattrick of victories after beginning the season with two consecutive losses. Among many positives, Sachin Tendulkar‘s son Arjun conserving his composure in the ultimate over whereas defending 20 runs was the speak of the city. Moreover, he additionally earned the primary wicket of his IPL profession in the ultimate over dismissing Bhuvneshwar Kumar off the penultimate supply.
Interestingly, on the identical venue, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 14 years in the past in January 2009, had develop into the primary and solely bowler to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar for a duck in the historical past of Ranji Trophy. Bhuvi performed for UP in home cricket whereas Sachin belonged to Mumbai’s star studded staff. Tendulkar had registered a 15-ball duck then as an 18-year-old Bhuvneshwar Kumar swung the ball in sharply to take an inside fringe of the bat, rapped on the pad and balloon in the air. The fielder at brief mid-wicket, Shivkant Shukla, had dived to his left to finish catch.
It was the ultimate of the Ranji Trophy performed on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. At the identical venue, after 14 years, 3Â months and 6 days, Arjun Tendulkar picked Bhuvneshwar Kumar as his first IPL wicket. It can type of be mentioned that he avenged for his father’s dismissal from the bowler in Ranji Trophy. Arjun was additionally delighted after placing in a good efficiency for MI.
“Obviously it was great getting my first IPL wicket. I just had to focus on what was in hand, the plan and executing it. Our plan was just to bowl wide and get the long boundary into play, make the batsman hit it to the longer side. I love bowling, I am happy to bowl anytime the captain asks me to and just stick to the team plan and give my best. We (Sachin Tendulkar and him) talk about cricket, we discuss tactics before the game and he tells me to back what I practise every game. I just focused on my release, bowling good lengths and lines upfront. If it swings, it’s a bonus, if it doesn’t, so be it,” he mentioned after the match.
