Arjun Tendulkar reveals his favourite Mumbai Indians player

Arjun Tendulkar, the son of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar recently answered a few questions on Instagram. And, when asked as to who is his favourite Mumbai Indians’ (MI) player, Tendulkar Jr. replied that he likes Jasprit Bumrah the most.

Arjun Tendulkar was picked by the Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise in the 2021 IPL auctions. He has not yet played a single match in the IPL.

Arjun Tendulkar was bought for a sum of INR 20 Lakhs by the five time IPL champions. You can see the screenshot of the answer given by Arjun Tendulkar below.

Jasprit Bumrah was retained by the Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of IPL 2022

The Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians (MI) side retained Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the 2022 IPL mega auctions. Bumrah will draw a salary of INR 12 Crores.

Bumrah has been the mainstay of the Mumbai side for 8 years. The right arm pacer has represented the Mumbai Indians (MI) in 106 IPL matches and has scalped 130 wickets at an excellent strike rate of just 18.63.

Bumrah also averages only 23.05 with the ball in IPL cricket as well. Apart from the IPL, Bumrah is also one of the mainstays of the Indian side with the ball in hand. The 28-year-old has featured in 27 Tests, 70 ODIs and 55 T20Is for the Indian cricket team.

While he has taken 113 wickets in the whites, the right arm speedster has prized out 113 batters in the ODI format of the game as well. In T20I cricket, Bumrah has taken 66 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah was last seen in action during the three match ODI series that India played against South Africa. He scalped a total of 5 wickets in that series against the Proteas at an average of 27.40.

He has been rested for India’s upcoming limited overs series against the West Indies that will commence on 6th February 2022. This series against the West Indies will consist of 3 ODIs and 3 T20I matches.