Rohit Sharma discusses his experience playing alongside Arjun Tendulkar. Notably, Rohit has also played alongside Arjun’s father, Sachin Tendulkar, in the Indian squad and for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma hailed Arjun Tendulkar’s effort after his team’s victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday, April 18, saying the medium pacer delivers with clarity of thought. Arjun was given the duty of defending 20 runs in the final over in only his second IPL game. He perform the strategy perfectly to help MI to a 14-run victory.
SRH were eight down and needed to chase the target with just two wickets to spare as the final over approached. On the second delivery, Abdul Samad was run out, putting pressure on Mayank Markande and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the final players standing. However, Arjun managed to dismiss Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the fifth delivery, thereby ending SRH’s innings.
During the post-match presentation, Rohit, the winning captain. Spoke about his experiences playing with Arjun and sharing the dressing room with the father-son duo. Rohit has been a member of the Mumbai Indians since 2011. He has played with Sachin Tendulkar in both the Indian squad and the IPL franchise. He is presently playing alongside Arjun Tendulkar.
“It’s a lot of fun to play with Arjun.” Life has finally come full circle. Arjun has been with this group for three years. He knows exactly what he wants to do. Also quite certain. He is certain of his intentions. “He’s trying to bowl yorkers at the death with the new ball,” Rohit explained.
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I am happy to bowl anytime the captain asks me to: Arjun
Arjun’s triumphs over KKR and SRH were undoubtedly memorable, as he made his IPL debut against the former and took his first IPL wicket against the latter. Arjun spoke about how it felt to pick the first ever IPL wicket:
“Obviously, getting my first IPL wicket was fantastic.” I only had to concentrate on what was at hand, the strategy, and carrying it through. Our strategy was to bowl wide and bring the long boundary into play, forcing the batsman to hit it to the longer side. I enjoy bowling and am willing to play whenever the captain requests it, as long as I follow the team plan and give my all.”
“I just concentrated on my release and bowling good lengths and lines in the beginning.” If it swings, that’s great; if it doesn’t, that’s OK too. We (Sachin and him) chat about cricket, we debate tactics before the game, and he urges me to back up what I practice every game,” he added, referring to his conversations with his father, Sachin Tendulkar.
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