Arjun Tendulkar, son of legendary Indian cricketer and former Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar, lastly made his long-awaited within the Indian Premier League (IPL) towards Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an IPL 2023 match on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Sachin Tendulkar and Arjun Tendulkar turned the primary ‘father-son’ duo to play within the IPL and for a similar franchise as properly.
Sachin Tendulkar, who’s a mentor of the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise and normally sits of their ‘dug-out’ for many matches, selected to look at this recreation from the confines of the dressing room with son Arjun Tendulkar taking the sphere for the primary time. Arjun opened the bowling for the five-time IPL champions MI and bowled a few overs within the recreation.
Former India and MI captain Sachin defined why he watched the sport from the dressing room. “It was new experience for me as till now I have not gone and watched him (Arjun) play before. It just wanted him to have the freedom to go out and express himself and do what he wanted to do. Today, also I sat in the dressing room because I didn’t want him to move away from his plans and start looking at the mega screen here and suddenly realise I was watching there,” Sachin Tendulkar instructed the IPL web site.
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Arjun Tendulkar made his IPL debut for @mipaltan because the legendary @sachintendulkar watched his son from the confines of the dressing room ____
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Arjun Tendulkar, who shifted his base from Mumbai to Goa in Ranji Trophy cricket final yr, stated it was an honour to obtain his first IPL cap from MI and Indian cricket staff skipper Rohit Sharma. “It was a great moment, it is a special moment to play for the team I have supported since 2008. It was very nice to get the cap from captain of MI and Indian cricket team, Rohit Sharma,” Arjun Tendulkar stated.
Father Sachin Tendulkar was happy that his son Arjun was making debut for a similar aspect as his personal in IPL after 16 years. “It is a different feeling because 2008 was the first season for me and 16 years down the line he plays for the same team. Not bad!” Sachin Tendulkar stated.
Sachin Tendulkar turned out from Mumbai Indians from 2008 to 2013. He scored 2,334 runs from 78 IPL matches with 1 hundred and 12 fifties. Arjun Tendulkar was purchased by the Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh on the IPL 2022 mega public sale however lastly made his debut within the IPL 2023 season.
