Arjun Tendulkar

Cricketer (born 1999)

Arjun Tendulkar

Personal information

Born|  (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height| 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
Batting| Left-handed
Bowling| Left-arm fast-medium
Role| Bowler
Relations|

* Sachin Tendulkar (father)
* Ramesh Tendulkar (grandfather)

Domestic team information
Years| Team
2020/21| Mumbai
2021–present| Mumbai Indians
2022/23–2024/25| Goa
Career statistics
| Competition | FC | LA | T20

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Matches | 17 | 15 | 24
Runs scored | 532 | 62 | 119
Batting average | 23.13 | 15.50 | 13.22
100s/50s | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0
Top score | 120 | 16 | 47
Balls bowled | 2,243 | 744 | 464
Wickets | 37 | 21 | 27
Bowling average | 33.51 | 30.80 | 25.07
5 wickets in innings | 1 | 0 | 0
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0
Best bowling | 5/25 | 4/30 | 4/10
Catches/stumpings | 2/– | 4/– | 1/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 November 2024

Arjun Tendulkar  (born 24 September 1999) is an Indian cricketer from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is the son of former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and is a left-handed fast medium bowler and left-handed lower-order batsman. He plays for Goa in domestic cricket,[2][3] having previously played for Mumbai and its junior teams.

Arjun Tendulkar has been a part of the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians since the 2021 season,[4] and made his debut with them in 2023.[5]

## Early life and family

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Tendulkar was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Anjali Tendulkar and former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in 1999. He has an elder sister, Sara Tendulkar.[6]

His maternal grandparents are Anand Mehta, a Gujarati industrialist, 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.[7]

## Career

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His under-19 debut for India was against Sri Lanka in 2018.[8] He made his T20 debut on 15 January 2021, for Mumbai in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Haryana.[9] On debut, he took 1/34 in his three overs.[2]

Mumbai Indians brought him in auction ahead of the 2021 IPL.[10][11] 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.[12] However, he was later ruled out of the 2021 IPL due to injury.[13] In February 2022, he was once again brought by the MI.[14] In August 2022, he quit Mumbai to join Goa ahead of the domestic season. He played for them in 2022–23 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[3]

On 13 December 2022, Tendulkar made his first-class debut while playing against Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy. He scored his maiden century hitting 120 off 207 balls in the first innings.[15][16] He made his IPL debut for the Mumbai Indians on 16 April 2023 against the Kolkata Knight Riders.[17] He claimed his first IPL wicket in a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by dismissing Bhuvneshwar Kumar.[18]

## References

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1. ^ "Arjun Tendulkar makes it to India U-19 team for Sri Lanka tourism as a tourist". Economic Times. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2021. "Standing at 6ft 3inch, the 18 year old Arjun is a left arm fast bowler and a handy lower middle order batsman."
2. ^ a b "Arjun Tendulkar returns 1-34 in unremarkable senior Mumbai debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
3. ^ a b "Arjun Tendulkar leaves Mumbai team to join Goa, he was 'UNHAPPY' due to THIS". Zee News. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun makes his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders". India Today. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
6. ^ "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."
7. ^ 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."
8. ^ "IPL 2020: Fans curious after spotting Arjun Tendulkar with Mumbai Indians players in UAE". India Today. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
9. ^ "Elite, Group E, Mumbai, Jan 15 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
10. ^ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
11. ^ "We picked Arjun Tendulkar 'purely on a skill basis' - Mahela Jayawardene". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "Mumbai Indians rope in Simarjeet Singh as Arjun Tendulkar's replacement". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
14. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
15. ^ "Ranji Trophy Day 2 Highlights: Arjun Tendulkar slams a 100 on first class debut for Goa". The Indian Express. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
16. ^ "Arjun Tendulkar Slams Century On Ranji Trophy Debut, Emulates Father's Feat. Cricket News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
17. ^ "Arjun Tendulkar makes IPL debut for Mumbai Indians against KKR". The Indian Express. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
18. ^ "Brett Lee praises Arjun Tendulkar for handling pressure in last over". Crickdom.news. 6 April 2023.

## External links

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* Arjun Tendulkar at ESPNcricinfo

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Mumbai Indians - current squad

* 33 Pandya (c)
* 4 Puthur
* 9 Tilak Varma
* 12 Bawa
* 13 Minz (†)
* 15 Raju
* 18 Boult
* 19 Dhir
* 22 Jacks
* 36 Karn
* 37 Bosch
* 42 Kumar
* 44 Rickelton (†)
* 45 Rohit
* 56 Chahar
* 63 Suryakumar
* 74 Santner
* 77 Mujeeb
* 93 Bumrah
* – Ghazanfar
* – Jacobs
* – Shrijith (†)
* – Tendulkar
* – Topley
* – Williams

* Head Coach: Mahela Jayawardene
* Batting Coach: Kieron Pollard
* Bowling Coach: Lasith Malinga
* Bowling Coach: Paras Mhambrey
* Fielding Coach: Carl Hopkinson

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Sachin Tendulkar

Career|

* Achievements
* International centuries

Books|

* Playing It My Way (2014 autobiography)

In popular culture|

* Ferrari Ki Sawaari (2012 film)
* Sachin! Tendulkar Alla (2014 film)
* Sachin: A Billion Dreams (2017 documentary)
* Sachin (2019 film)
* God of Cricket (2021 film)
* Sachin: The Ultimate Winner (2023 film)

Related|

* Ramesh Tendulkar (Father)
* Arjun Tendulkar (Son)
* Ramakant Achrekar
* Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary

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