Arjun Tendulkar, enjoying for Goa within the Ranji Trophy 2022-23, lately matched his legendary father Sachin Tendulkar by scoring a century on his first-class debut.
Batting at No.7, the 23-year-old Arjun made 120 from 207 deliveries in opposition to Rajasthan, whereas 34 years in the past, Sachin smashed an unbeaten hundred for Mumbai in opposition to Gujarat on the age of 15.
Arjun, who’s primarily a quick bowler, moved to Goa from Mumbai at the beginning of the season in search of extra alternatives to characteristic within the home circuit.
The left-hander has thus far performed seven Checklist A video games and 9 T20s however the ongoing contest in opposition to Rajasthan is his first in red-ball cricket. Arjun was Goa’s joint main wicket-taker with eight scalps within the 50-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy this yr.
Whereas everyone seems to be simply hailing the younger all-rounder for his heroics on FC debut, Sachin additionally gave his first response to Arjun’s knock.
Talking at an occasion organized by Infosys, the Grasp Blaster mentioned: “It’s a powerful query no person has requested me. As a father, I bear in mind listening to my father inform somebody – this was once I had began enjoying for India, & somebody launched him to ‘Sachin Father kar ke’ and he heard that then my father’s buddy requested him how he feels. He mentioned it’s the proudest second of my life as a result of that is what fathers wish to be – to be recognised by what your baby has carried out.”
He added: “Arjun has not led a traditional childhood. Being a son of a cricketer who’s been round for fairly a while, it’s not really easy. That’s the one cause, once I retired and I used to be felicitated by the media in Mumbai, my message to them was to permit Arjun to fall in love with cricket, and provides him that chance. You possibly can comply with up with varied statements after he’s carried out, don’t attempt to put stress on him as a result of I by no means had that stress from my dad and mom.
“They gave me the liberty to exit and specific myself. There was no stress of expectations, solely encouragement, and help, and the way we may exit and higher ourselves. I saved telling him (Arjun), ‘it’s going to be difficult. You’re not going to vary the entire world. We’ve to vary the mindset’. It hasn’t been a straightforward experience for him, it’s been a troublesome journey for him. Somebody who can relate to him is presumably Rohan Gavaskar.”
Sachin additionally revealed his dialog with Arjun on the finish of Day 1 of the match.
“I did inform him (to go for 100). He was batting on 4 not out, he was despatched as an evening watchman. He requested, ‘what do you suppose can be a very good complete?’ They had been 210/5 down. I mentioned, ‘not less than 375 is what that you must get to’. And he mentioned, ‘are you positive?’ I replied, ‘yeah. that you must exit and get 100. Do you imagine you may exit and get a 100?’,” the Mumbaikar signed off.
