Sachin Tendulkar with his son Arjun Tendulkar (Twitter/@sachin_rt)
Sachin Tendulkar, who is also the mentor of Mumbai Indians, posted a note on social media for his son Arjun.
excellent batting Sachin Tendulkar wrote a heartfelt note for his son Arjun after making his much-anticipated Indian Premier League debut on Sunday against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Arjun was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh in the 2022 mega auction and having got no chance to play last season, the franchise retained him this season as well. However, the five-time champions decided to hand Arjun his first cap on Sunday as he replaced Arshad Khan in the playing XI. The 23-year-old all-rounder received his debut cap from Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma.
Sachin, who is also the mentor of Mumbai Indians, posted a note on social media for his son.
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“Arjun, today you have taken another important step in your journey as a cricketer. As your father, who loves you and is passionate about sports, I know you will continue to give sports the respect it deserves and sports will love you back. You have worked very hard to reach here and I am sure you will continue to do so. This is the beginning of a beautiful journey. All the best!” Sachin wrote.
Arjun, today you have taken another important step in your journey as a cricketer. As your father, who loves you and is passionate about sports, I know you will continue to give sports the respect it deserves and sports will love you back. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/a0SVVW7EhT— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 16, 2023
It was a big day for Tendulkar and his family as Arjun’s sister Sara was also present at the stadium to support her brother on the big occasion. He was seen cheering for Arjun who opened the bowling attack for Mumbai Indians in the mega clash.
In his debut match, Arjun opened the bowling attack for Mumbai but bowled just two overs and remained wicketless, did not get a chance to bat as Mumbai won the match by 5 wickets, Ishan Kishan’s 58 and Suryakumar Courtesy Yadav’s 43. While Tim David played an unbeaten knock of 23 runs to give Mumbai the final touches to chase down the target.
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Arjun’s IPL journey has not been ideal so far as he missed the 2021 season due to injury. Arjun was not in the squad for the 2022 edition as well when he got an opportunity to play after Mumbai Indians were knocked out of the playoff race. The franchise, which denied Arjun a debut, had come under fire last year.
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