Don’t ask about Sachin Tendulkars son Arjun who plays in IPL

As with many sons of high-profile cricketers, the expectations and pressure on Arjun, especially in India, would have been high from his youth.

The son of Australia’s counterpart Sachin Tendulkar, John Bradman changed his name to Bradson in an attempt to lessen the spotlight cast on him by his famous father Sir Donald Bradman, widely regarded as the greatest cricketer of all time.

Arjun has had a similar burden, highlighted by then-coach Mahela Jayawardene’s defensive stance since the 21-year-old was signed by Mumbai Indians two years ago.

We have looked at it purely on the basis of skill,” Jayawardene said after the auction. I mean he will have a big mark on his head because of Sachin. But luckily he is a bowler not a batsman.

In a country where cricket and religion are omnipresent and seemingly intertwined, anything perceived as demeaning to Sachin Tendulkar, the most prolific international batsman of all time, will struggle to enter the lucrative world of Indian cricket.

Such is Sachins standing in India, he was still playing cricket when the Government of India appointed him to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, in 2012.

Adam Gilchrist stung when he tried to make honest observations about Sachin in his candid autobiography published in 2008.

The soft-spoken big man took aim at Sachin for his difficulty in finding him in the dressing room for a handshake after beating India and for changing his story around Monkeygate when Harbhajan Singh was initially found guilty of racially abusing Andrew Symonds.

Gilchrist described the subsequent plea as a joke.

Tendulkar, who said at the first hearing that he had not been able to hear what Harbhajan had said – and he was quite a distance away, at the other end, so I’m sure he was telling the truth – now backed Harbhajan’s version that he had not played Symo is a monkey , but instead a Hindi term of abuse that might sound like a monkey to Australian ears, Gilchrist said. The Indians got him off when they of all people should have taken racial slurs extremely seriously.

All hell broke loose and a day later the Indian media was full of stories that Gilchrist had called Sachin to apologise.

The Times of India reports: Under fire from millions of cricket fans across the world, Adam Gilchrist apologized to Sachin Tendulkar for the lying, dishonest and bad sports remarks he made in his book. Gilchrist called Sachin Tendulkar today and has reportedly apologised, saying: Sorry. Gilchrist also stated that his comments were taken out of context.

A veteran Indian cricket observer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, claimed that Mumbai Indians getting Arjun in their squad was a small price to pay as it helped cement Sachins continued involvement with the franchise after captaining their first six. years.

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Now officially listed as an icon by Mumbai, he is widely described as a mentor to the clubs, giving them huge appeal commercially.

However, having another Tendulkar in the team will not help monetization as Sachin made the number 10 on his back famous and Arjun has 24 which is his birth date.

A veteran observer claims that Arjun had the development opportunities available to almost no one else, as Sachins connections ensured that he bowled frequently in the IPL and even received international training as a net bowler under some of the best coaches.

He has been given every opportunity to succeed but has the most awkward rise of any fast bowler I have seen, especially one who has been given so much help, said an observer.

Arjun was dropped as Jofra Archer returned from a four-game layoff that apparently included undisclosed minor surgery in Belgium on his troublesome elbow.

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