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‘He’s Human Too’ Arjun Tendulkar Gets Great Support Vs Trolls As Injury Rules Him Out Of IPL
Mumbai Indians’ last pick during the IPL 2021 auction, Arjun Tendulkar has been ruled out of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League due to an injury he picked up, presumably during training.
Being selected by the reigning champion for a Rs 20 lakh base price during the auction, Tendulkar could be seen running into the field as the 12th man and water boy for the batters. However, he is yet to make his IPL debut. And after the niggle, it looks like the 22-year old will have to wait for another season before he can work his magic with the ball.
Being the son of arguably the greatest Indian cricketer of all time comes with a lot of pressure on his shoulders, especially in the eyes of the highly critical cricket fans of the country. One little mistake, one minor mishap, and the trolling spreads like wildfire.
Getting ruled out of his debut season without playing a single match was that one mishap for Arjun Tendulkar and the critics stuck to it like white on rice:
Bina khele hi injured
— Bhawani Garg (@BhawaniGarg4) September 29, 2021
Sachin’s ladla out:D
— Shobha Sharma (@shrua_sharma) September 29, 2021
Bina khele chotil ho gya bc
— Daksh kumar jha (@Dakshkumarjha3) September 29, 2021
Talent wins over nepotism
— KING KOHLI (@Doc_Cricketer) September 29, 2021
Isse chot lagi ya jaan ke bahar kar diyr https://t.co/HQmysiVPcJ
— #WearMask (@oii_ammy) September 29, 2021
For a change though, there were also a few people who believed in giving the young cricketer his props and stand behind him in support, not because he is the son of a legendary cricketer but because he has been paying his dues and putting in the work just like his more experienced teammates did back when they had started out.
For god sake don’t troll Arjun Tendulkar now even he is a human and can get injured
— Himanshu (@himanshu_jain12) September 29, 2021
There’s a thing called training
Hope you understand
— Hrithik (@Hrxthikx) September 29, 2021
Disadvantage Mumbai
— Sleeper Cellz ™ (@nithish_pant_17) September 29, 2021
Setback for MI
— Kislay (@kislayj97) September 29, 2021
In terms of getting some early experience at the pitch, Tendulkar Junior has played two T20 matches for Mumbai at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
With Tendulkar out for the entire season, Mumbai Indians have decided to replace him with Simarjeet Singh, a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has already started training with the squad after completing his quarantine. Singh has played 15 T20s and also accompanied the B-string of the Men in Blue to Sri Lanka as one of the five net bowlers.
At the moment, Mumbai Indians are at the fifth spot in the IPL 2021 points table with five wins and six losses so far in the season. In order to keep their dreams alive of getting a three-peat, MI will need to find a spot for themselves among the top-four sides.