Arjun Sachin Tendulkar (born 24 September 1999) is an Indian

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er from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is son of former cricketer

Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; ; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the all time highest run-sco ...

. He is a left-handed medium fast bowler and left-handed lower order batsman. He plays for

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in domestic cricket. He had played for

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and its junior teams. From 2021, he is with Mumbai Indians franchise but did not play any match as of 2022 season.

Career

His U-19 debut for India was against Sri Lanka in 2018. He made his T20 debut on 15 January 2021, for Mumbai in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against

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. On debut, he took 1/34 runs, in 3 overs. Mumbai Indians brought him in auction ahead of the 2021 IPL. In September 2021, he was selected in Mumbai's senior squad for the first time. He was included in Mumbai's 22-man Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy squad. However, he was later ruled out of the 2021 IPL due to injury. In February 2022, he was again brought by the MI, this time in the

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for the IPL 2022 tournament. In August 2022, he quit

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to join

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ahead of the domestic season. He is playing for them in

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. On 13 December 2022, Tendulkar made his first-class debut while playing against

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in the Ranji Trophy. He scored a maiden century hitting 120 in 207 balls in the first innings.

Personal life

Arjun Tendulkar was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Anjali Tendulkar (née Mehta) in 1999. He has an elder sister, Sara Tendulkar. His maternal grandparents are Anand Mehta, a

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from business family, and Annabel Mehta (née Lancaster), an

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philanthropist who was awarded the

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for her service to underprivileged communities in Mumbai.

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