The message that Sachin gave to his son
After the father, the son also wore the Mumbai Indians jersey. Such an incident happened for the first time in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Sachin Tendulkar hung up his bat-pad long back, but before that he was a regular in the IPL for Mumbai. His son Arjun Tendulkar made his debut for the same team yesterday (Sunday).
Arjun was given the debut cap by Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma. Sachin Tendulkar played IPL for Mumbai Indians from 2008 to 2013. There are several instances of multiple members of the same family playing in the IPL. As played by Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan. Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya are playing now. Besides, Marco Jansen and Duane Jansen also played in IPL. But this is the first time that father and son have played in IPL. That too for the same franchise.
Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar is excited about his son but cautious. He also gave advice from the place of father's duty. In a message, he said, 'Arjun, today you took another important step in your journey as a cricketer. Your father, who loves you dearly, who is also a fan of the game of cricket, I know you will give the game the respect and love it deserves in the days to come. Cricket will also return its love to you. You have worked hard to get to this place. I am sure, you will work harder. This is just the beginning of your great journey. Good luck!'
Sourav Ganguly, a long-time teammate of father Sachin Tendulkar, is excited to see Arjun Tendulkar play. He wrote on Twitter, 'Extremely happy to see Arjun playing for Mumbai. Champion Dad will surely be very proud. Good luck to him.'
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