Arjun Tendulkar breaks into Mumbai's U-23 squad for One Day League

Arjun Tendulkar, son of Indian cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar, made it to the headlines by getting picked in the Mumbai U-23 squad for BCCI’s One Day League and Knockout beginning February 14 in Jaipur

Arjun Tendulkar, son of Indian cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar, made it to the headlines by getting picked in the Mumbai U-23 squad for BCCI’s One Day League and Knockout beginning February 14 in Jaipur against Punjab. The youngster earned a spot in the 15-member squad which will be led by Jay Bista, after performing well in the RFS Talyarkhan Memorial invitation tournament in which he bagged four wickets.

The 19-year-old had also done well while playing for DY Patil ‘B’ in the DY Patil T20 Cup, scoring 35 runs and picking up 4 wickets.

Mumbai Under-23 coach Amit Pagnis is impressed with Arjun’s form in the Talyarkhan T20 semi-final. Pagnis was impressed with his variety of deliveries, saying that Yorkers, bouncers and slower ones are his main strengths.

“He conceded only five runs from two overs [18th and 20th overs] and also got the priced wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal [of MCA Colts]. He also bowled well in the two trial matches, claiming two wickets in each game. Yorkers, bouncers and slower ones are his main strengths,” Pagnis told Mid-Day.

Earlier, in the 2018-19 Cooch Behar Trophy, Arjun Tendulkar had picked five wickets for Mumbai Under-19s against Delhi U-19s at the famous Feroz Shah Kotla. 

Mumbai U-23 squad: Jay Bista (captain), Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper), Suved Parkar, Chinmay Sutar, Siddharth Akre, Karsh Kothari, Tanush Kotian, Aquib Kureshi, Anjdeep Lad, Kruthik Hanagavadi, Akash Anand, Aman Khan, Atharva Ankolekar, Arjun Tendulkar, Sairaj