Mumbai, April 16 – Arjun Tendulkar, the son of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, has become the first son to play for the same Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise that his father represented for many years. Arjun made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Arjun, a left-arm seamer all-rounder, opened the bowling and gave away five runs in his first over. He made a strong appeal for lbw against Jagadeesan, which was turned down by the umpire as it seemed like the ball would go over the stumps. In his second over, he was hit for a boundary by KKR’s Venkatesh Iyer, who then smashed the next delivery for a slightly mis-hit six over wide long-on.
Arjun, who is 23 years old, has been with Mumbai Indians for the last couple of years. He was picked in the auction in 2021 but had to withdraw due to an injury. He was picked in the 2022 auction too but did not get to play a single match last year. He finally got his chance on Sunday with his father Sachin in the Mumbai Indians dugout.
Arjun has played age-group cricket for Mumbai and made his T20 debut in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the 2020-21 season. He had shifted alliance to Goa last year and made his Ranji Trophy debut for them against Rajasthan in an Elite Division match at Porvorim in December 2022.
