Arjun Tendulkar made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Arjun is the son of Sachin Tendulkar, a cricketing great who also represented Mumbai Indians for many years. Sachin took to social media to congratulate his son, saying that he knows Arjun will continue to respect the game and that this is the start of a beautiful journey.
Arjun became the first son to play for the same IPL franchise as his father. He opened the bowling and conceded five runs in his first over. He made a strong appeal for lbw against Jagadeesan but was turned down by the umpire. In his second over, KKR’s Venkatesh Iyer drove him off the backfoot for a boundary, then smacked the next delivery for a slightly mis-hit six over wide long-on.
Arjun has played age-group cricket for Mumbai and made his T20 debut in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2020-21. He shifted alliances to Goa last year and made his Ranji Trophy debut for them against Rajasthan in an Elite Division match at Porvorim in December 2022.
