‘Aaj Kachra bhi khelega’ – Fans react as Arjun Tendulkar debuts for Mumbai Indians against KKR in IPL 2023

Mumbai Indians play Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wanhede Stadium after defeating Delhi Capitals in their opening win of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. To everyone’s astonishment, Suryakumar Yadav was brought out for the toss during the game rather than Rohit Sharma.

In their first afternoon game of the season, the five-time champions won the toss and elected to bowl first. The addition of Arjun Tendulkar was the most exciting change MI made to their lineup. Although he has been a member of the squad for three years, Sachin Tendulkar’s son is making his debut against KKR.

Arjun Tendulkar has enjoyed a good domestic season representing Goa

The 23-year-old will be held to extremely high standards given his father’s huge legacy. He will be anticipating this important chance to showcase his skills. He has some domestic experience, but he has never participated in the IPL.

Arjun recently earned his first hundred while representing Goa in his first Ranji Trophy match. He performed admirably with both the bat and the ball throughout the regular season, and he hopes to continue that success in the lucrative league.

The famous Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is watching Arjun play at the Wankhede Stadium with his family. The substitute skipper Suryakumar gave the left-hander the ball in the very first over, so they didn’t have to wait long to see him in action.

The team’s normal captain Rohit Sharma has been excluded from the starting XI in the interim due to a gastrointestinal ailment. He is still listed among the Impact players, though. The team captain may enter the batter’s box while MI is chasing in the second inning as a result of this possible strategic play.

Mumbai Indians’ Playing XI for the match: Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen and Riley Meredith.

Here’s how fans reacted to Arjun Tendulkar’s debut: