Arjun Tendulkar, son of India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, is but to get a sport this season within the IPL for his new franchise, Lucknow Tremendous Giants, however he discovered robust traction on the T20 Mumbai League, which held its fourth public sale on Saturday. The all-rounder, who now represents Goa in home cricket, emerged among the many prime buys as he was signed for an quantity equal to 33 per cent of his present IPL take care of LSG.
The 26-year-old, who was cleared by the BCCI for the public sale and the event owing to his absence from any state affiliation’s T20 competitors within the final 12 months, was roped in by Arcs Andheri for ₹10 lakh — one-third of his present IPL wage of ₹30 lakh. He was traded to LSG from Mumbai Indians forward of the beginning of this IPL season.
The ultimate public sale worth, nevertheless, represents a 400 per cent improve on his base worth of ₹2 lakh, because the T20 Mumbai League witnessed a robust bidding conflict for Arjun.
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The left-arm pacer had initially joined Mumbai Indians after being picked on the IPL public sale for ₹20 lakh in 2021, however was dominated out of that season attributable to damage. He was reacquired the next yr however needed to wait one other season for his IPL debut. He performed 4 matches in 2023, selecting up three wickets. Mumbai retained him for the subsequent season however handed him only one look, the place he went wicketless for 22 runs in two overs.
Regardless of restricted IPL alternatives, Arjun has been an everyday in home cricket. He has featured in 24 First-Class matches, as many Checklist A video games, and 29 T20s since his debut in 2021 for Mumbai and Goa. He has picked up 52 wickets, together with a five-wicket haul in red-ball cricket, and scored 685 runs, together with a century.
The Mumbai League can even characteristic a number of India stars who have been named Icon gamers and retained by their franchises forward of the public sale. The listing contains Suryakumar Yadav (Triumph Knights Mumbai North East), Shreyas Iyer (SoBo Mumbai Falcons), and Ajinkya Rahane (North Mumbai Panthers).
Others on the listing embody Shivam Dube (Arcs Andheri), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Bandra Blasters), Shardul Thakur (Eagle Thane Strikers), Sarfaraz Khan (Aakash Tigers), and Tushar Deshpande (MSC Maratha Royals).
Whereas Arjun was among the many prime buys on the males’s public sale, Akash Parkar fetched the very best bid after being signed by SoBo Mumbai Falcons for ₹12 lakh. Prasad Pawar ( ₹11.50 lakh) and Musheer Khan ( ₹11 lakh) have been picked up by Arcs Andheri.