Arjun Tendulkar was bought by Mumbai Indians (MI) for Rs 30 lakh in the Indian Premier League 2022 (IPL 2022) mega auction in Bengaluru on Sunday. Son of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun had been picked up by Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh in 2021. This time, Arjun attracted two bidders — Gujarat Titans bidding for his services for a fee of Rs 25 lakh after MI’s initial bid of Rs 20 lakh. However, MI returned with a bid of Rs 30 lakh that proved enough to acquire the 22-year-old cricketer’s services.
Apart from Arjun, MI made many more purchases during the 2-day event. For the first time in history, the five-time IPL Champions spent more than Rs 10 crore in an auction and re-signed Ishan Kishan for Rs 15.25 crore to make him the costliest pick of day 1.
There would a hint of pressure on Arjun if he gets a chance to play against some of the best players in the world, but experience is something which will surely help him for the future. Currently, Arjun is uncapped in the IPL but has played 2 T20s for the Mumbai state team and is also a part of Mumbai’s Ranji trophy team.
Relentless bowler and an Exciting talent. 🔥
Good to have you back, Arjun Tendulkar 💙#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #AalaRe #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/JPKCRuI2XK
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 14, 2022
Seeing this, the Kolkata Knight Riders put up a hilarious tweet
Explaining that it was so predictable that Mumbai Indians will go after Arjun Tendulkar no matter what.
Arjun Tendulkar to Mumbai Indians.#IPLAuction #TATAIPLAuction pic.twitter.com/Ar0HFQ33QP
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 13, 2022
Sara Tendulkar also posted a story for brother Arjun.
Speaking about pacers, MI also signed England fast-bowler Jofra Archer although he is confirmed to miss this season’s tournamnet and Mumbai are not allowed to pick any other replacement for him. Mumbai Indians spent Rs 8 crore to bring him in after battling with Rajasthan Royals from the other end looking to re-sign their bowler who was with them during the 2020 IPL.