Will Arjun Tendulkar play for MI in IPL 2022?
Where is Arjun Tendulkar? This question is now among every Mumbai Indians (MI) supporter, as the team is on track to conclude the IPL 2022 with the worst record ever.
With MI’s season coming to a finish, fans will be eager to see the other Tendulkar in action, which they haven’t done in two seasons, despite the youngster having been with the team for that long. With only one game remaining, on May 21, against Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians could probably afford to deploy him, even if only as a long-term investment.
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Arjun Tendulkar, still on bench in IPL
MI has had its fair share of young players throughout the years, and 2022 will be no different. Dewald Brevis, a South African Under-19 standout who had a strong start to the IPL 2022 season but faded as the results went against them. Despite Tristan Stubbs’s poor performances for MI, the 21-year-old has been called up to the South Africa squad for the T20 International series against India.
That’s not all, though. The Mumbai Indians have selected Hrithik Shokeen to their team, while Tilak Varma has proven himself as a regular. Arjun Tendulkar is one of the few players in the MI team who has yet to play a game.
MI has experimented with a number of left-arm seamers, with variable results. Jaydev Unadkat had a fantastic season, whereas Tymal Mills had a terrible one. Daniel Sams is the only one in the group who has returned, and his batting skills have proven to be just as vital as his bowling. Tendulkar’s left arm might be used if the squad changes for the 2023 season, which is likely given the form and shape of many senior players as well as much of the younger group.
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IPL and Youngsters
The Indian Premier League’s idea of selecting young players is one of the reasons why so many names have been pushed around throughout the years. Many players who were previously unknown in domestic cricket have made it big, or at least made their share of headlines, at the IPL level, giving them a living and the drive to pursue greater ambitions. IPL 2022 showed us some great young, promising players. Leading seam bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Mohsin Khan have emerged, while Umran Malik has become a famous name.
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Will MI give chance to Arjun Tendulkar?
Despite being a member of MI’s team for more than two years, the young left-handed bowler has yet to play in the most difficult franchise-based tournament. Five-time champions MI purchased him for INR 30 lakhs during the IPL 2022 mega auction. On the other side, the Mumbai Indians have yet to offer him a game.
Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have one more game remaining this season, against the Delhi Capitals, and Rohit has promised to make some changes.
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Rohit remarked after winning the toss in the SRH game that the squad wants to look at a few players for next year. The team will examine them before making a decision for next year. He went on to say that participation from the core group is essential. Certain aspects of the Mumbai Indians team should be preserved, and Sharma added that they still have one more game in which they may put a few more players to the test.
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