After being on the bench for the past two seasons, 23-year-old Arjun Tendulkar finally got to make his much-awaited IPL debut for the Mumbai Indians, on Sunday against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede stadium.
Arjun Tendulkar took the new ball and bowled the first and the third over of KKR’s innings.
The left-arm pacer started well by swinging the ball a little both ways and getting seam movement off the pitch. Since it was a day game, there wasn’t a lot of swing, but just enough for Arjun to make a mark. He even created a couple of close chances through his inward movement to the right-handed KKR openers, but that maiden IPL wicket eluded him.
He started off nicely conceding just 5 runs (4 off the bat) in his first over and even troubled Jagadeesan with a ball that swung in and struck him on his pads. But in his next over, left-handed batsman Venkatesh Iyer lofted the youngster for a four and six. Arjun Tendulkar wasn’t called later in the innings and finished his IPL debut match with figures of 0/17 in 2 overs.
Shah Rukh Khan has a hearfelt message for his friend Sachin after Arjun Tendulkar made his IPL debut
Bollywood mega-star Shah Rukh Khan, the owner of the KKR franchise, tweeted a heartfelt message for his good friend Sachin Tendulkar following Arjun’s IPL debut for MI.
Shah Rukh stated that he was very happy to see the son of his friend make IPL debut.
“As competitive as this IPL may be… but when u see a friends son #ArjunTendulkar take the field it is a matter of such happiness and joy. Wish Arjun all the best and @sachin_rt what a proud moment!! Wow!” SRK tweeted.
Here, check out SRK’s tweet:
As competitive as this IPL may be… but when u see a friends son #ArjunTendulkar take the field it is a matter of such happiness and joy. Wish Arjun all the best and @sachin_rt what a proud moment!! Wow!
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 17, 2023
Sachin Tendulkar himself also had taken to Twitter to express his feelings and emotions as Arjun made his IPL debut.
“Arjun, today you have taken another important step in your journey as a cricketer. 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 tweeted.
“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!”
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! 👍💙 (2/2)
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 16, 2023
Mumbai Indians won the match by 5 wickets as Venkatesh Iyer’s century went in vain. Venkatesh’s hundred helped KKR to a total of 185, which, Mumbai Indians chased down with 5 wickets in hand and 14 balls to spare. Ishan Kishan spanked a belligerent half-century while Suryakumar Yadav scored 43 runs off 25 balls, announcing his comeback to form. Tilak Varma, Rohit Sharma, and Tim David played handsome camoes as MI recorded their second straight win.
