New Delhi: 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun Tendulkar was acquired by franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sunday for the 15th season of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) in the mega auction. During the accelerated pasrt of the IPL 2022 auction, Mumbai Indians bought Arjun Tendulkar for Rs 30 Lakh. Even in the previous IPL season, Arjun was signed by Mumbai.
Reacting to this, Arjun's sister Sara Tendulkar, who has a big fan-following (over 1.7 million followers) on social media platform Instagram, re-shared a post that was originally shared by Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians At IPL 2022 Mega Auction:
One of the most successful franchises to ever take part in the cash-rich tournament, Mumbai Indians have so far clinched the IPL title five times.
Ahead of the auction, Mumbai Indians bought wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan for jaw-dropping Rs 15.25 crore, making him the most expensive buy in this year's auction.
Mumbai surprised everyone by buying England fast bowler Jofra Archer for Rs 8 crore. Archer is still trying to attain full fitness and won't even play in IPL 2022.
Mumbai Indians Full Squad: Devold Brevis (Rs 3 crore), Ishan Kishan (Rs 15.25 crore), Murugan Ashwin (Rs 1.60 crore), Basil Thampi (30 lakh), Jaydev Unadkat (75 lakh), Mayank Markandeya (65 lakh), Sanjay Yadav (50 lakhs), Tilak Verma (1.70 crores), Daniel Sams (2.60 crores), Tymal Mills (1.50 crores), Jofra Archer (8 crores), Riley Meredith (1 crore), Tim David (8.25 crores), Mohammad Arshad Khan (20 lakhs), Aryan Juyal (20 lakhs), Arjun Tendulkar (30 lakhs), Fabian Allen (75 lakhs), Anmolpreet Singh (20 lakhs), Ramandeep Singh (20 lakhs), Rahul (20 lakhs) and Hrithik (20 lakhs)
Retained players: Rohit Sharma (16 crores), Jasprit Bumrah (12 crores), Suryakumar Yadav (8 crores), Kieran Pollard (6 crores)