Arjun Tendulkar, son of Indian great Sachin, hit a century in his first class.
The 23-year-old scored 120 off 207 deliveries for Goa against Rajasthan. Tendulkar junior was the bowler and scored at seven, but he hit three figures to help Goa reach 493-8 in the Ranji Trophy.
His father is the greatest run-scorer in the history of international cricket and scored a century on his debut as a 15-year-old in 1988. Arjun emulated his father’s first century of 34 years as he hit 16 fours and two sixes in two days at the Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground in Porvorim. His ton came off 177 balls. Pujara and Iyer support India against Bangladesh
The southpaw scored his century in the same tournament in which Sachin scored his first three-figure score, for Mumbai against Gujarat.
Tendulkar senior retired in 2013 with exactly 100 international centuries – 51 in Test cricket and 49 in ODIs.
Arjun Tendulkar
Arjun followed in his father’s footsteps and started his Ranji Trophy career with a century.
- Arjun played for India Under-19 and signed for Mumbai Indians in the Premier League but is yet to play for the franchise.
- He moved to Goa at a time when cricket was always in demand.
Arjun had a clean bowling season. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20, he took 10 wickets in seven matches with an impressive save ratio of 5.69. He is the second highest winner of Goa in the tournament behind Lakshay Garg. Arjun also played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he was Goa’s leading wicket-taker, returning seven wickets in eight outings at an average of 32.37 and a save ratio of 4.98. Arjun was part of the Mumbai Indians in the IPL but has yet to play for them.
