Sachin Tendulkar On Arjun Tendulkar: Former Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, known as God in the cricket world, is proud of his son Arjun Tendulkar. Please tell that Arjun defended 20 runs in the last over against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday and took one wicket. In this way he played an important role in the victory of Mumbai Indians.
Arjun Tendulkar made his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium last Sunday. With this, they have become the first father-son duo to play in IPL.
However, 23-year-old Arjun did not get any wicket on debut. He had given 17 runs in his two overs. Even against Hyderabad, he remained wicketless in the first two overs of his spell.
In the last over against Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma showed confidence in the youngster to defend 20 runs, while Arjun lived up to the expectations and bowled well, conceding only 5 runs in five balls. Also, Arjun took his first IPL wicket by taking the wicket of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
After Mumbai’s win against Hyderabad, Arjun’s father Sachin Tendulkar tweeted, “Fantastic all-round performance once again by Mumbai Indians. Cameron Green impressed with both the ball and the bat. Excellent batting from Ishaan and Tilak. IPL is getting exciting every day and finally Tendulkar too has an IPL wicket now.
After the match, Rohit Sharma also praised Arjun Tendulkar fiercely and said that this young man is very confident and clear about his plans. Arjun has been a part of this team for three years. He knows what he has to do. He is full of confidence. He is clear in his plans. He tries to swing the new ball and bowl yorkers in the death overs.