'From U12 Days Till Now': Jemimah Rodrigues Posts Heartwarming Picture With Arjun Tendulkar
By the end of this month, Jemimah will join her national teammates and will fly to Bangladesh for a three-match T20I and ODI series.
Indian Women’s team star batter Jemimah Rodrigues posted a picture with Arjun Tendulkar on her Instagram profile on Friday. She wrote a heartwarming caption for the picture she posted and also disclosed that the duo has been playing cricket together for over a decade. The picture was captured after their batting session ended as both the players were spotted slogging for the upcoming high-voltage season. In the picture, Jemimah was seen donning the Barcelona football club jersey while Arjun was wearing a typical sleeveless practice gear.
"From U12 days till now... We've come a long way," Rodrigues captioned the post.
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By the end of this month, Jemimah will join her national teammates and will fly to Bangladesh for a three-match T20I and ODI series. Jemimah has played 101 matches for the national team, getting 2098 runs. Add to that, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will also be hosting Australia for a one off Test match towards the end of the year.
Arjun Tendulkar on the other hand, will be eyeing for a good domestic season. He was seen training under Yuvraj Singh’s father, Yograj Singh who was the former India cricketer. The 23-year-old has taken part in 27 domestic games as of now in his career and picked up 35 wickets.
In the recently passed IPL 2023, Arjun Tendulkar made his debut and got his cap from Rohit Sharma in the game against Kolkata Knight Riders. However, he did not get a chance to bat but then he was asked to blow two overs of spell where he gave away 17 runs without taking a wicket as the five-time IPL winners secured a five-wicket win at Wankhede.