Former IND Spinner Praises Rohit Sharma For Showing Confidence in Arjun Tendulkar
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Arjun Tendulkar bowled a brilliant spell vs SRH [Source: AP]
Arjun Tendulkar created history when he made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) playing for Mumbai Indians on Sunday. Despite remaining wicketless, Tendulkar showed great control over his skills and played his second match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday.
The bowling all-rounder defended 20 runs in the last over to hand Mumbai a 14-run win, thus repaying the faith shown towards him by Rohit Sharma and management.
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Ahead of Mumbai's encounter against Punjab Kings at Wankhede today, former India bowler Pragyan Ojha praised Sharma for showing unwavering confidence in Tendulkar against SRH.
As quoted by India Today, the former Deccan Chargers and MI spinner also backed Tendulkar to do well and stated that the 23-year-old should be judged based on his performances and not as Sachin Tendulkar's son.
Here's what Ojha said
"Last game, he was just brilliant the way he used his bowlers. The confidence that he gave Arjun Tendulkar was just outstanding because a guy who is playing just his second game on this kind of platform and bowling the 20th over, is not easy and it needs a lot of backing,
"I feel we should judge him as an individual and not as a legend’s son. He will need to improve as in T20 cricket, you have to add armoury to your repertoire. But I strongly feel he has got those skills to sustain in these kind of leagues and maybe further go and play higher level of cricket."
Ojha further lauded Sharma for his handling of Mumbai this season, where after two losses, they have notched up three back-to-back wins. The Mumbai-based franchise is sixth in the IPL 2023 points table and will take on Punjab Kings tonight.
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