Sachin's emotional post on Arjun's debut: If you respect the game, the game will also love you

After sitting in the IPL dugout for two years, Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun Tendulkar got a chance to make his Mumbai Indians (MI) debut against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Arjun Tendulkar was associated with Mumbai Indians since 2021, but till now he did not get a chance to debut. After the son's debut, the Master Blaster posted on social media and advised him to maintain respect and passion for the game. "Being your father, who loves you and is passionate about the game, I know you will continue to give the game the respect it deserves and the game will shower love back on you," Sachin said in his post. If you respect the game, then the game will also love you and return your respect.
He said in his post that you have worked hard to reach here and I am sure will continue to do so. The beautiful journey of your career has just begun. Best wishes to you On the other hand, elder sister Sara Tendulkar also posted on Arjun's debut on Instagram and wrote that there cannot be a bigger day than this for a sister's happiness.
Arjun Tendulkar did not get a chance to bat in this match. Left-arm pacer Arjun Tendulkar gave 17 runs in 2 overs while bowling. However, he could not succeed in taking wickets. Opening the bowling, he conceded five runs in his first over. He made a loud appeal for LBW against Jagadishan, but it was turned down by the umpire, as it looked like the ball would go over the stumps. At the same time, he gave 12 runs in his second over. Venkatesh Iyer hit a four and a six in this over.
Arjun was bought by Mumbai Indians for the first time in the year 2021 for Rs 20 lakh. After that in 2022, he was included in the team for Rs 25 lakh. He was retained by Mumbai in the mini auction held in December last year for this season.
Sachin-Arjun is the first father-son duo to play IPL. Sachin also made his debut in the first season of IPL i.e. 2008 from Mumbai Indians. Now after 15 years, his son got a chance to make his IPL debut with Mumbai Indians.
Arjun Tendulkar made his first-class debut for Goa for the first time. In the first class, he played a total of 7 matches and scored 547 runs and took 12 wickets. In List A cricket, Arjun has scored a total of 259 runs and 8 wickets in 7 matches. Arjun made his T20 debut against Haryana for the first time in the year 2021. He has taken 198 runs and 12 wickets while playing a total of 9 matches so far.