Mumbai Indians cricketer Arjun Tendulkar made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut on April 16 in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). It was an emotional second for him in addition to his father Sachin Tendulkar who is the mentor of the five-time champions. Arjun bought to bowl solely two overs upfront with the brand new ball conceding 17 runs in his first ever spell within the cash-rich league. However, the left-arm pacer performed an vital function in MI’s win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defending 20 runs within the last over nailing yorkers at will main his workforce to an important 14-run win.
In the method, Arjun additionally picked up his first IPL wicket as properly dismissing Bhuvneshwar Kumar off the penultimate supply of the innings. However, the debut hasn’t come simply for Arjun. He has been a part of the MI camp since IPL 2021 when he was picked by the five-time champions for his base value of INR 20 lakh. Many had been hoping for him to get an opportunity final 12 months when the Rohit Sharma-led facet utterly struggled all through the season.
Ahead of IPL 2022, MI as soon as once more picked Arjun Tendulkar within the mega public sale, this time at a value of INR 30 lakh. Gujarat Titans additionally confirmed curiosity in him however MI managed to safe his companies. The teen was retained for the 2023 version of the cash-rich league and has impressed up to now in a few outings. The MI camp will probably be hoping for him to enhance with each recreation and make an influence. Arjun is an honest batter as properly however is but to get an opportunity to point out his abilities in that division.
Meanwhile, his father Sachin Tendulkar was extraordinarily delighted after Arjun picked his first IPL wicket. He additionally congratulated Mumbai Indians for successful their third consecutive recreation beating SRH by 14 runs. “A superb all-round performance by Mumbai Indians once again. Cameron Green impressed with both bat & ball. Ishan & Tilak’s batting is as good as it gets! The IPL is getting more interesting every day. Great going boys! And finally a Tendulkar has an IPL wicket!”
