"Happiest Sister...": Sara Tendulkar's Post On Brother Arjun's IPL Debut Is Love

17.04.2023 - 12:47 sports.ndtv.com

Mumbai Indians' Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 game against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday was a special one for the Tendulkar household.

The reason being the youngest member of the Arjun Tendulkar, son of cricket great Sachin Tendulkar, was making his debut in the premier T20 competition in the country.

Since being first bought by the franchise in 2021, Arjun featured for MI for the first time in his career, following the footsteps of his father Sachin Tendulkar who played for the franchise from 2008 to 2010.

They became the first father-son duo in the history of the IPL. Sara Tendulkar, daughter of Sachin and Arjun's sister, was present at the Wankhede Stadium during the MI-KKR game.

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Former India spinner Pragyan Ojha lauded Arjun Tendulkar for his performances for Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and he had a special request for his critics. In a recent interaction, Ojha said that Arjun should not be judged as the son of a legendary cricketer like Sachin Tendulkar but as a youngster making his debut in the competition. Arjun impressed several experts and critics with his bowling and he has already taken two wickets for his franchise.

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