Arjun Tendulkar, the son of legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, has been picked in the India Under-19 squad for two four-day matches in Sri Lanka in July. Esctatic by his 18-year-old’s selection, the proud father said that he will always stand by Arjun’s choices and will pray for his success.
“We are happy on Arjun being selected in India U-19 team. It is an important milestone in his cricketing life. Anjali (Tendulkar) and I will always support Arjun in his choices and pray for his success,” Tendulkar told.
Unlike his father, Arjun is a fast bowler and lower-order left-handed batsman. He had been picked in the Mumbai Under-19 one-day side for the JY Lele invitational tournament in September last year. Arjun also bowled in the India nets during the home series against New Zealand last year.
With his tally of 18 wickets from five Cooch Behar Trophy (National U-19) games, Tendulkar Junior is 43rd in the list of wicket-takers for the season. He had one five-wicket haul (5/95) against MP.
