Interesting facts to know about Arjun Tendulkar

NEW DELHI: The name Tendulkar is back in the Indian cricketing circuit. Almost 5 years after Sachin Tendulkar performed his final match for India, his son, Arjun, has been named in India's Under-19 squad that will excursion Sri Lanka in July for two four-day games. Arjun alternatively, has not been named in the one-day squad.

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Here are some fascinating details you might want to know concerning the teenager.

A fast bowler who can clock over 135 km/h

Unlike his mythical father, who was once broadly considered the best batsman of all time, 18-year-old Arjun is a left-arm medium pacer and left-hand batsman. He was once a part of a gaggle of 25 U-19 cricketers who have been in Dharamsala in April this yr for a month-long camp.

According to his trainer, Arjun can constantly contact 135 (kmph).

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Rewarded for consistency

Last yr, Arjun have been picked in Mumbai's Under-19 one-day facet for the JY Lele invitational tournament in September. He had also represented Mumbai in the Under-14, Under-16 and Under-19 teams. During the 2017-18 Cooch Behar Trophy, Arjun picked up 19 wickets in 5 matches, together with two five-wicket hauls, for Mumbai Under-19. Last July, Arjun was once a part of an MCC squad that performed two matches against Namibia Under-19 in England. He picked up 4 wickets to bowl Namibia out for 49.

Coach

Arjun has been closely related to Atul Gaikwad. Pune-based Gaikwad is a level-3 trainer from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) with a PhD in biomechanics, who has labored at Brisbane's Centre of Excellence. He was once roped in by means of Sachin himself to coach Arjun 3 years ago. Arjun's motion has needed to be remodelled after he suffered from two tension fractures that ruled him out of cricket for close to a yr in 2016-17.

"It hasn't been an easy journey for Arjun. I've seen that boy very closely. From suffering back-to-back stress fractures three years ago to struggling with a spate of injuries, he has worked very hard to get here," Gaikwad said.

Besides Gaikwad, Arjun also works with former India rapid bowler Subroto Banjeree, who was once the bowling trainer all over Vidarbha's triumphant 2017-18 Ranji Trophy marketing campaign.

He's impressed the best

Arjun has been a part of a lot of Indian and International golf equipment, and all over his consult with to England few years back, he was once in a position to impress none as opposed to the greatest left-arm rapid bowler of all time, Wasim Akram. The former Pakistan captain spent a while with Arjun and noticed that he was once an enthusiastic learner.

"He is a 15-year-old who is like any other kid in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka - he's very enthusiastic about his cricket," Akram had said. "I told him a little bit about fitness, on wrist positioning and I explained to him how to bring the ball back onto the right-hander."

Idols

This may surprise many however Sachin in not Arjun's idol in cricket. The six-foot plus Arjun counts Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc and England allrounder Ben Stokes among his function fashions.

Regularly bowls to International cricketers

Arjun is sort of a regular in terms of bowling to Indian cricketers in the nets when they play in Mumbai. Recently, a video surfaced the place he was once noticed bowling to Indian captain Virat Kohli at the Wankhede nets. Besides, he also trains at the indoor academy at Lord's. Last yr, he bowled a Yorker to England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow, which gave him an harm scare. He has also bowled to the Indian women's workforce forward in their World Cup final against England remaining yr. He even pushed aside the good Brian Lara all over an exhibition match in 2015.

Harris Shield debut

Arjun made his debut in the Harris Shield Tournament in 2011, the same tournament the place his father Sachin was once interested in an epic 664-run partnership with Vinod Kambli. However, Arjun flopped with the bat, getting out for a duck. But that did not stop him from making amends with the ball. In the same match, Arjun claimed 8 wickets to lead Dhirubhai Ambani International School to victory against the Jamnabai Narsee School.

A bowler who can bat, and bat pretty smartly at that

Although many believe Arjun is an allrounder, Arjun's number one function is that of a fast bowler. But he's no mug with the bat either. Earlier this yr, Arjun made headlines with a glowing debut in the Spirit of Cricket Global Challenge in Australia. Playing for Cricketer's Club of India against Hong Kong Cricket Club in a T20 match at the Bradman Oval, Arjun produced an eye-catching all-round efficiency as he clubbed 48 runs off 27 deliveries as an opener and likewise picked up 4 wickets in 4 overs.

First century

When a Tendulkar is mentioned, the term 'century' becomes nearly a synonym. It was once in May 2012 that Arjun, then 13, scored his maiden century in the MCA's Under-14 Summer Vacation tournament. The left-hander hammered 124 runs, with 14 fours and a six to lend a hand Khar Gymkhana facet beat the Goregaon Centre comprehensively by means of an innings and 21 runs in the semi-finals. And the knock came simply two months after his father Sachin had scored his 100th century for India.