In IPL 2023, a big news related to Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar has come out. Arjun Tendulkar, who made his IPL debut this year, has been bitten by a dog. Arjun himself informed about this. Arjun has told that the dog bit him in his bowling arm. For this reason, he is unable to play against IPL. Mumbai will face Lucknow on Tuesday. In such a situation, Arjun is finding it difficult to play this match as well.

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Actually, the team of Mumbai Indians has reached Lucknow for their next match. Arjun Tendulkar arrives to meet the Lucknow players during a practice session at the Ekana Stadium. The video was shared by Lucknow Super Giants on social media. In its caption, he wrote – My friend came from Mumbai. Arjuna hugs Yudhveer Charak at Ikana. During this Yudhveer asks – and all is well? are you ok On this Arjun says- Yes, the bus has been bitten by the dog and then he shows his left hand. On this the warriors ask – when? In response, Arjun says – a day ago. After this Arjun Tendulkar meets Mohsin Khan. All three are fast bowlers. Arjun and Mohsin are left-arm fast bowlers, while Yudhveer is a right-arm fast bowler.

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Arjun Tendulkar has been Rested

Arjun Tendulkar reveals that he has a wound on the fingers of his bowling arm due to a dog bite. According to media reports, Arjun Tendulkar has been rested due to this incident. Arjun has not played any match since 25th April. He made his debut in IPL this year. Arjun made his debut for Mumbai on 16 April, bowling two overs against Kolkata Knight Riders and conceding 17 runs.

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After this, in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (18 April), he got the first wicket of IPL by dismissing Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Arjun Tendulkar also took a wicket against Punjab. He sent Prabhsimran to the pavilion. After this, against Gujarat (April 25), Arjun took the wicket of Wriddhiman Saha for nine runs in two overs. Overall, Arjun has taken three wickets in four matches in the IPL so far.

Mumbai Team in the Race to Reach the Playoffs

The Mumbai team has played 12 matches so far. Out of this, they have won seven matches and have faced defeat in five matches. The team has 14 points. Mumbai faces Lucknow on 16 May. If Rohit’s Paltan wins this match, then it will have 16 points and the team will almost qualify for the playoffs. His last match is against the Sunrisers Hyderabad team running in poor form.