The list of the players who have registered for the IPL Auction 2021 has been announced and more than 1000 players have given their names for the upcoming IPL Auction. The much-awaited IPL auction will be held on 18th February in Chennai and will start at 3 PM. There are a few surprises in the registered list as some big names have opted out whereas some young players have given their names. Arjun Tendulkar in IPL 2021 is one of them.
Arjun Tendulkar in IPL 2021:
A young left-arm seamer, Arjun Tendulkar, son of Sachin Tendulkar has given his name for the upcoming IPL Auction. Arjun Tendulkar played two games for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and has been a net bowler for Mumbai Indians in the past. He has set his base price at 20 Lakh. Being a left-arm seamer, he will grab the attention of a few franchises and so let’s have a look at the 3 teams who should target Arjun Tendulkar in IPL 2021
3. Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR have their spin bowling covered with Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, and Sunil Narine. They have great overseas pacers in Pat Cummins and Lockie Ferguson. Their Indian pacers Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti were good, but they would need some variety in the Indian pace department and Arjun Tendulkar could be that guy. Being a left-arm, he will bring in variety which is key in the shortest format.
2. Rajasthan Royals
Another year, another poor campaign for the Royals! RR have decided to release a veteran player in the form of Steve Smith. As a result, Sanju Samson has been named as the captain of the team. Every team is looking forward to their team’s future. This year young Indian pacer Kartik Tyagi has shown some promise while other Indian bowlers like Ankit Rajpoot, Jaydev Unadkat and Varun Aaron looked out of touch.
The addition of Arjun Tendulkar might help RR’s cause. The Royals have decided to let go a few overseas fast bowlers and this looks like the perfect platform for Arjun Tendulkar to make his debut. They were unable to compliment Jofra Archer and hence, it marked a bowling unit failure. Therefore, Arjun Tendulkar might be picked by the Rajasthan Royals.
1. Mumbai Indians
Local Mumbai boy with the surname Tendulkar obvious choice would be the Mumbai Indians. His father has been associated with the same franchise, and he has bowled in the MI nets. Having said that, Mumbai Indians is a franchise that needs Indian pacers.
Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, who is their go-to bowler for everything, the MI doesn’t have good Indian pacers. Mumbai Indians love left-arm seamers and haven’t seen a promising one since Zaheer Khan, who is currently Director of Cricket Operation in Mumbai Indians.
Arjun Tendulkar would be a perfect choice and Zaheer khan can mend him. MI tends to go with one Indian pacer and so if they need a second one Tendulkar wouldn’t be a bad option. There is a high chance that Mumbai Indians go after Arjun Tendulkar in the upcoming IPL auction.
