Arjun Tendulkar, son of the renowned former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, finally made his debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Mumbai Indians (MI).
Arjun received the MI cap from Rohit Sharma du🧜ring the Sunday aftern🐟oon game against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). It is worth mentioning that Arjun was part of the MI team last year but failed to secure a place in the playing XI. After his stint with the fran🃏chise, he moved from Mumbai to Goa for his domestic team an💝d subsequently scored his debut first-class century.
In his career as a bowling all-rounder, Arjun has played 7 First Class matches, with 12 wickets to his name. In addition, he has scored 223 runs, maintainไing an average of 24.77. The 23-year-old has also managed to take 12 wickets in 9 T20 matches and 8 dismissals in 7 fif♋ty-over format games.
As Arjun finally made his maiden appearance for Mumbai in the cash-rich league, fans couldn’t keep up and reacted brilliantly.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
IPL debut ✅
Opening the bowling ✅
Say hello to Arjun Tendulkar 👋
Go well 👍 👍
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
So happy to see Arjun play for mumbai .. The champion dad must b🍸e so proud .. wish him 📖all the best
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99)
Father and Son turning out for the same franchise 10 years on. A historic first in the IPL. Good lu📖ck Arjun Tendulkar.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Arjun Tendulkar is finally playing for Mumbai I𝓰n🐭dians.
Welcome to the family 💙
— MI Fans Army™ (@MIFansArmy)
Sachin Tendulkar's first over in IPL: went for 5 runs for MI against KKR in April 2009
Arjun Tendulkar's first over in IPL: went for 5 runs for MI against KKR in April 2023
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad)
Never easy bearing that name on ꧂your jersey. All eyes on Arjun Tendulkar tℱoday!
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula)
Good luck Arjun Tendulkar .. what a proud moment for ℱpaji and family and for us as well Have seen him growing up with this dream of wearing jersey .. Go well Arjun ❤️
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Arjun Tend💎u🤪lkar receiving the Mumbai Indians cap from Rohit Sharma.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
What a first over by Arjun Tend🌱ulkar on his debut in the IPL.
Right on 🎯
— Rahul Sharma (@CricFnatic)
Mꦺarco Jansen and Duan Jansen are the first twins tꦛo play in IPL.
🦄Sachin Tendulkar and Arjun Tendulkar are the fi꧟rst father-son pair to play in IPL.
Coincidentally both happen at SAME time – with both Arjun and Duan debuting for MI today.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
A 🎃hug from Rohit Sharma to Arjun Tendulkar on debuting.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Captain Rohit Sharma gave Arju𓄧n Tendulkar Mumbai Indiཧans debut Cap . gave Sachin Tendulkar the dream gift !
— 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 (@Hydrogen_45)
Sachin Tendulkar and Arjun Tendulkar are the first father-son pair🍷 to play IPL.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Arjun Tendu𝓰lkar is finally playing for Mumbai Indians. Welcome to the family. ❤️
— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns)
Sachin gave Rohit Sharma his debut c𒁏ap 🧢 and Rohit 𝕴sharma gave Arjun tendulkar his debut cap
— Ansh Shah (@asmemesss)
Arjun Tendulkar to make his IPL Debut For MI 🥳
— Sharjeel. (@Sharjeel0208)
From watching his father rea��lising his dream of lift🍬ing a WC to making an debut at his very home ground, Wankhede stadium….
You’ve surely lived a dream, Arjun Tendulkar.
🐽Just be as humble and loving as your dad always & do wel𝐆l with . ❤️
— North Stand Gang – Wankhede (@NorthStandGang)
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Though Rohit gave the debut cap to Arjun, he didn’t enter the field, and Suryakumar Yadav came for the toss. Suryakumar was picked to lead the team𝓰 in the absence of Rohit, who was forced to miss the game due to a stomach bug. However, he was named amon𓂃g the five substitutes for the clash against KKR.
“Will love to bowl first, the wicket looks dry. The ball comes on to the bat nicely later. Rohit is out, he has a stomach bug. Time to put up a good show. We are going with one change, Duan Jansen comes in, rest all is same,” said Surya at the toss.
