'Welcome to the family' - Twitter abuzz as Arjun Tendulkar makes IPL debut against KKR

The wait is finally over for the Mumbai Indians fans as Arjun Tendulkar makes his much-awaited debut for the Mumbai-based franchise in their clash against two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede. Son of the iconic Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun, has been in impressive form in the domestic circuit and has finally got a chance to display his all-round abilities in the illustrious cash-rich league.

The 23-year-old all-rounder was part of the Mumbai Indians squad in IPL 2022, but never got a chance to represent the franchise in the competition. The Mumbai-borne cricketer rose to the limelight with his performance for Mumbai in the domestic circuit, which led to his signing in the IPL 2021 auction.

He made his T20 debut for Mumbai against Haryana in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match in 2021. However, he ditched Mumbai in favour of Goa ahead of the domestic season in 2022. His first-class debut came in 2022 when he represented Goa in a Ranji Trophy game against Rajasthan. The young cricketer smashed a glittering century on his FC debut.

There is a lot of expectation from the prodigious cricketer, not only because he is the son of the greatest Indian cricketer of all time, but also because he represents one of the strongest franchises in the Indian Premier League. He will make his debut for Mumbai Indians under the leadership of stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav as regular skipper Rohit Sharma was left out of the starting eleven due to a stomach issue.

IndianPremierLeague@IPL

IPL debut ✅ Opening the bowling ✅ Say hello to Arjun Tendulkar 👋 Go well 👍 👍 Follow the match ▶️ bit.ly/TATAIPL-2023-22 #TATAIPL | #MIvKKR | @mipaltan

03:34 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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CricTracker@Cricketracker

Sourav Ganguly wishes the best for Arjun Tendulkar on his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders. 📸: IPL #ArjunTendulkar #MumbaiIndians #MIvsKKR

03:46 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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ANSHUMAN🚩@AvengerReturns

Sachin Tendulkar giving cap to Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma giving cap to Arjun Tendulkar. Circle of Life. ❤️

03:39 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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IndianPremierLeague@IPL

🎥 A special occasion 👏 👏 That moment when Arjun Tendulkar received his @mipaltan cap from @ImRo45 👍 👍 Follow the match ▶️ bit.ly/TATAIPL-2023-22 #TATAIPL | #MIvKKR

03:43 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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Mufaddal Vohra@mufaddal_vohra

A hug from Rohit Sharma to Arjun Tendulkar on debuting.

03:50 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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CricTracker@Cricketracker

Arjun Tendulkar gets his debut MI cap from @ImRo45 🤩 📸: IPL/BCCI

04:10 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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Vishal.@SPORTYVISHAL

A great and lovely hug between Rohit Sharma and Arjun Tendulkar.

03:52 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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MI Fans Army™@MIFansArmy

Arjun Tendulkar is finally playing for Mumbai Indians. Welcome to the family 💙

03:05 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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Abhishek Ojha@vicharabhio

Excited about Arjun Tendulkar's Debut. 💙🔥

03:21 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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Johns.@CricCrazyJohns

Arjun Tendulkar making his debut. His whole family in the ground.

03:13 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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Harbhajan Turbanator@harbhajan_singh

Good luck Arjun Tendulkar .. what a proud moment for paji and family and for us as well @sachin_rt Have seen him growing up with this dream of wearing @mipaltan jersey .. Go well Arjun ❤️

03:34 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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Irfan Pathan@IrfanPathan

Father and Son turning out for the same franchise 10 years on. A historic first in the IPL. Good luck Arjun Tendulkar.

03:09 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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Kausthub Gudipati@kaustats

Marco Jansen and Duan Jansen are the first twins to play in IPL. Sachin Tendulkar and Arjun Tendulkar are the first father-son pair to play in IPL. Coincidentally both happen at SAME time - with both Arjun and Duan debuting for MI today.

03:29 PM · Apr 16, 2023

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