New Delhi: Mater blaster Sachin Tendularkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar took his first wicket in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the last over for Mumbai Indians against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 14 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Arujun Tendulkar dismissed SRH’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 20th over and Captain Rohit Sharma took the catch.
Now the video of his performance has gone viral on social media.
A special moment for young Arjun Tendulkar, who gets his first wicket in #TATAIPL and it is his captain Rohit Sharma, who takes the catch of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Arjun takes the final wicket and @mipaltan win by 14 runs. pic.twitter.com/1jAa2kBm0Z
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 18, 2023
After the match, praises and congratulatory messages started pouring in for young Arjun Tendulkar.
Leading the trend, Bollywood actress Preity Zinta congratulated and lauded Arunj’s performace.
Here is who said what:
Many mocked him for nepotism but tonight he has shown his spot is well earned ? Congrats Arjun. @sachin_rt you must be so proud #Arjuntendulkar #SRHvsMI #TATAIPL2023
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) April 18, 2023
Arjun Tendulkar today grew in stature. Justified captain’s trust by bowling tight final over, held his nerves, took his first IPL wicket. Congrats Paaji, here’s wishing a long successful career for Arjun. @sachin_rt #Arjun
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 18, 2023
So happy to see Arjun doing well . @sachin_rt paaji must be a proud father. Arjun’s hard work paying off and my blessings that this is only the beginning of great things to come. Well done Arjun! #SRHvsMI
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 18, 2023
Nice to see the Calm approach from young Tendulkar ?
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 18, 2023
That was a superb last over from Arjun Tendulkar. Only his second game but his execution was superb. Good on him.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) April 18, 2023
MUMBAI INDIANS WON.
ARJUN TENDULKAR DEFENDED 20 RUNS IN THE FINAL OVER. pic.twitter.com/OfDxbpQoHS
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 18, 2023
Arjun also spoke on the guidence and inputs that he get from his father Sachin Tendulkar.
Arjun Tendulkar said “We discuss a lot, talk about the tactics and all”. (Talking about Sachin Tendulkar) pic.twitter.com/vriQYy6qwX
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 18, 2023
