Arjun Tendulkar made his Indian Premier League debut on Sunday night, bowling for Mumbai Indians, the group as soon as captained by his father, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
The 23-year-old left-hander was given the brand new ball within the five-wicket victory towards the Kolkata Knight Riders at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
Arjun went wicketless in his two overs, giving freely 17 runs — his proud father wrote an emotional observe on social media.
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“Arjun today you have taken another important step in your journey as a cricketer,” Tendulkar tweeted.
“As your father, someone who loves you and is passionate about the game, I know you will continue to give the game the respect it deserves and the game will love you back.”
Tendulkar added: “You have worked very hard to reach here, and I am sure you will continue to do so. This is the start of a beautiful journey. All the best!”
The teenager joined five-time IPL winners Mumbai in 2021 — making his T20 debut for the state group the identical yr — however this was the primary time he had been picked for the franchise.
The paceman has performed seven first-class matches for Goa, after shifting bases to the western state final yr.
His father, who has nearly god-like standing in India, started his profession with Mumbai state’s junior group earlier than being picked for the senior aspect on the age of 15.
He gained his first cap for India in 1989 earlier than occurring to change into the best Test scorer of all time in addition to the primary participant to attain 100 worldwide centuries. He retired in 2013.
The Tendulkars turned the primary father-son duo to play within the IPL, which started in 2008.
‘BIT OF REVENGE’ FOR HETMYER
West Indies powerhouse Shimron Hetmyer’s batting onslaught lit up the IPL on Sunday as he fired the Rajasthan Royals to a surprising three-wicket win over reigning champions the Gujarat Titans.
Hetmyer’s unbeaten 26-ball 56 steered Rajasthan to the victory, arrange by skipper Sanju Samson, who hit 60 off 32 balls.
“I just really wanted to win against these guys because they beat us three times last year so it was a bit of revenge really,” Player of the Match Hetmyer stated.
Chasing 178 for victory, Rajasthan had been in bother at 4-55 when Samson and the left-handed Hetmyer turned on the chase on the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.
Samson took on leg-spinner Rashid Khan in an over and smashed a hat-trick of sixes after which focused one other Afghanistan spinner earlier than departing.
Noor Ahmad, a left-arm wrist spinner, got here in as influence participant for Gujarat — after getting smashed for a six and 4, he bought Samson caught out.
But the dismissal solely fired up the left-handed Hetmyer who saved up the cost as he and Dhruv Jurel, who hit 18 (10), bought 20 runs from an Alzarri Joseph over to close the goal.
Hetmyer completed off the chase with a six off Ahmad, an IPL debutant who was given the ultimate over by Gujarat skipper Hardik Pandya.
Mohammed Shami stood out with figures of 3-25 for Gujarat, who gained the title final yr of their fairytale debut IPL season.
Earlier, Shubman Gill (45) and David Miller (46) guided Gujarat to 7-177 after being invited to bat first. Australian spinner Adam Zampa claimed 1-32 from 4 overs for the Royals.
Originally revealed as Sachin Tendulkar’s younger son makes cricket historical past in IPL
Source: www.news.com.au
