While a lot of names have registered themselves to the 2021 IPL Auction, only a few made headlines. A total of 1,097 players (both Indian and overseas) have enrolled into the IPL 2021 Auction and you can read the complete breakup of that list here. One of the biggest names in that list is of course, cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar’s son, Arjun Tendulkar.
The 21-year old has been closely watched since the last 3-4 years now to see whether he goes on to follow in his father’s footsteps and make a career for himself in cricket. He’s had plenty of exposure in recent times, recently also finishing a season for MCC Youth Club in England, where he managed a few wickets as well.
Arjun has been named in the IPL Auction 2021 list with a base price of INR 20 Lakh only which is not super expensive to have as a reserve player for any of the IPL franchises for the IPL 2021 season. Having played for Mumbai U14s, Mumbai U16s and Mumbai U19s already, he also went on to make his professional debut for Mumbai, playing his first ever Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last month.
While Mumbai had a forgettable season, the junior Tendulkar had a decent couple of games. He played 2 games and bagged a wicket in each of them. A left-handed batsman as well as left-arm pace bowler, he picked 1/34 on his debut against Haryana followed by 1/33 against Puducherry a couple of days later.
Having played for Mumbai teams all his life so far, it’s safe to say that Mumbai Indians will keep an eye out for him in the upcoming IPL 2021 Auction, especially with his father Sachin playing his entire IPL career with Mumbai Indians, while also sharing a good relationship with the owners of the franchise.
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Even though he has a poor economy rate of 9.57 in his career so far, Tendulkar is likely to be picked by Mumbai Indians, if anyone, where he can grown under the guidance of someone like Jasprit Bumrah. Another franchise who may be interested in buying him is Rajasthan Royals who usually pick a lot of youngsters including Kartik Tyagi who recently graduated from the U-19 team and made his debut in IPL 2020!
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