Arjun Tendulkar
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Full name | Arjun Sachin Tendulkar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 24 September 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Sachin Tendulkar (father)[2] Ramesh Tendulkar (grandfather) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21 | Mumbai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022/23–present | Goa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 November 2022 |
Arjun Sachin Tendulkar (born 24 September 1999) is an Indian cricketer from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is son of former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. He is a left-handed medium fast bowler and left-handed lower order batsman. He plays for Goa cricket team. [3][4]
He had played for Mumbai cricket team and its junior teams. From 2021, he is with Mumbai Indians franchise but did not play any match as of 2022 season.[5]
His Under-19 debut for India was against Sri Lanka in 2018.[6] He made his T20 debut on 15 January 2021, for Mumbai in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Haryana.[7] On debut, he took 1/34 runs, in 3 overs.[3]
Mumbai Indians (MI) brought him in auction ahead of the 2021 IPL.[8][9] In September 2021, he was selected in Mumbai's senior squad for the first time. He was included in Mumbai's 22-man Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy squad.[10] However, he was later ruled out of the 2021 IPL due to injury.[11] In February 2022, he was again brought by the MI, this time in the auction for the IPL 2022 tournament.[12] In August 2022, he quit Mumbai to join Goa ahead of the domestic season. He is playing for them in 2022–23 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[4]
Personal life
Arjun Tendulkar was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Anjali Tendulkar (née Mehta) in 1999. He has an elder sister, Sara Tendulkar.[13]
His maternal grandparents are Anand Mehta, a Gujarati from business family, and Annabel Mehta (née Lancaster), an English philanthropist who was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her service to underprivileged communities in Mumbai.[14]
References
- ^ "Arjun Tendulkar makes it to India U-19 team for Sri Lanka tour". Economic Times. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun selected for the under-14 Mumbai team". 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Arjun Tendulkar returns 1-34 in unremarkable senior Mumbai debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Arjun Tendulkar leaves Mumbai team to join Goa, he was 'UNHAPPY' due to THIS". Zee News. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "IPL Auction 2021 Players list update: Mumbai Indians buy Arjun Tendulkar for base price of Rs 20 lakh". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2020: Fans curious after spotting Arjun Tendulkar with Mumbai Indians players in UAE". India Today. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Elite, Group E, Mumbai, Jan 15 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "We picked Arjun Tendulkar 'purely on a skill basis' - Mahela Jayawardene". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Arjun Tendulkar picked in Mumbai's senior squad for 1st time, set to feature in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". India Today. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Mumbai Indians rope in Simarjeet Singh as Arjun Tendulkar's replacement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "My career wouldn't have been the same without Anjali's sacrifice: Sachin Tendulkar". India Today. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
Sachin Tendulkar revealed his wife Anjali decided to sacrifice her fledgling career as a pediatrician to make sure the batting great found success in the sport. Sachin Tendulkar married his girlfriend Anjali in 1995, just 6 years after making his international debut.
- ^ Daniel, Vaihayasi Pande (7 January 2020). "Meet Sachin Tendulkar's English mother-in-law". Rediff.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
Mehta's family, the Lancasters, who hailed from Worcestershire, near Birmingham -- she is the daughter of a chartered accountant turned businessman and has three elder siblings -- were not enthralled with this plan that would take their daughter halfway around the world.