The past few days in the IPL 2023 have all been about one man – Arjun Tendulkar. Arjun, 23, has made as many – if not more – headlines than anyone else in the IPL, by first making his much-awaited debut for Mumbai Indians and then picking up his maiden wicket.
Gavaskar make a interesting remark –
Arjun, son of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, stirred the internet when he received his maiden cap from Rohit Sharma at the iconic Wankhede Stadium against KKR , and then raised his stocks by defending 20 runs off the final over against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Indian veteran Sunil Gavaskar was one of the many to go ga-ga over Tendulkar jr.’s outing. Gavaskar is one of the very few people who was around when Sachin began his cricket back in the late 1980s and call it destiny or whatever, is present when Arjun took his first steps in top-flight cricket.
Speaking on the Star Sports Cricket Live show, Gavaskar couldn’t help but make a really interesting remark about the father-son duo, highlighting a rather surreal similarity between the two.
Sunil Gavaskar said –
“Everybody talks about the amazing talent Sachin Tendulkar had at the start of his career. But it was his temperament that was absolutely amazing, and Arjun seems to have inherited that. He seems to be a shrewd thinker as well. It’s always a good sign when a youngster is bowling the final over for the team and delivering.”
