The Mukesh Ambani-owned Mumbai Indians (MI) ropes in Junior Tendulkar, the legend’s son Arjun for his base price of 20 lakh in the IPL auction in Chennai.
The 21-year-old left-arm pacer was enlisted for the first time in the auction.
Mumbai Indians posted a tweet welcoming Arjun Tendulkar as “Cricket in his blood, Refined in the net. Now ready to take the 22 yards with a storm. Welcome, Home Arjun Tendulkar!” adding it with the caption #onefamily.
Cricket in his blood. Refined in the nets. Now ready to take the 22-yards by storm 💙
Welcome home, Arjun Tendulkar!#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/jncjVF64Lh
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 18, 2021
“Since childhood, I have always been a die-hard fan of Mumbai Indians, I would like to thank Coaches, owner and support staff for keeping faith in me, and I am excited to join the MI team. Arjun said in a video posted by the Twitter handle of Mumbai Indian.
“I would like to thank the coaches, owners and the support staff for showing faith in me.” 🙌💙
Arjun Tendulkar shares his thoughts on joining MI 👇#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/fEbF6Q1yUF
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 18, 2021
In the Indian Premier League, five-times champion Mumbai Indians picked up Arjun Tendulkar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jimmy Neesham, Piyusha Chawala, Yaduvir Charak and Marco Jansen. They picked Arjun for Rs. 20 lakhs.