Arjun Tendulkar, the son of legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, was picked up by Mumbai Indians for his base worth of Rs 20 lakh. Arjun was all the time a favorite to go to the Mumbai franchise, having already skilled with them for a number of years now. But opposite to expectations that the gifted all-rounder might be the topic of an intense bidding conflict between franchises, he went for his base worth.
🚨 आला रे 🚨
Arjun Tendulkar 🇮🇳💰: ₹ 20 Lakhs#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPLAuction
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 18, 2021
Arjun, who’s a left-arm medium pacer and a hard-hitting middle-order batsman, featured within the Syed Mushtaq Ali match for Mumbai lately.
Though he didn’t have a memorable outing within the Syed Mushtaq Ali match and in addition struggled within the apply matches earlier than the group choice for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he has been in good kind lately whereas showing for MIG Cricket Club within the 73rd Police Shield Tournament, the place he slammed 47 off 23 balls in a match. He, nonetheless, went wicketless in that match, leaking 83 runs off 9 overs.
Cricket in his blood. Refined within the nets. Now able to take the 22-yards by storm 💙
Welcome house, Arjun Tendulkar!#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/jncjVF64Lh
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 18, 2021
In a earlier match in the identical match, he had scored 77 off 31 balls and in addition taken 3 wickets. In that innings, he had smashed eight sixes, together with 5 in an over bowled by off-spinner Hashir Dafeda.
Arjun had made his India U19 debut in 2018 throughout a two-match sequence towards Sri Lanka U19. The left-arm bowler, who had beforehand taken bowling classes from Wasim Akram, had additionally bowled within the nets on the Lord’s in 2015.
