Arjun Tendulkar ignored for Mumbai off-season camp

Left-arm fast bowler Arjun Tendulkar failed to find a place for himself in Mumbai’s off-season camp even as the selectors went ahead to add seven more names to the participants’ list. The decision to overlook the 18-year-old son of former Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar who played against Sri Lanka U19 in two four-day matches surprised many though.

Though Tendulkar could take only three wickets in four innings and failed to score in his debut innings and followed it up with a 14 in the next, he had a rich experience of bowling to cricketers of international reputation in the nets. Last month, Tendulkar was one of the net bowlers who delivered to Indian batsmen ahead of their T20I games against Ireland.

He had also bowled to Indian batsmen last year ahead of an ODI against New Zealand. Tendulkar even bowled to the Indian women cricketers on the eve of the World Cup final against England last year. He also bowled a lethal Yorker to England wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow in the nets, injuring him.

The off-season will also see the presence of international players like Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur. The seven players who have been added in the camp are, Shashank Singh, Shubham Ranjane, Alpesh Ramjani, Ankit Soni, Aditya Dhumal, Parikshit Valsingkar and Prasad Pawar.

Arjun Tendulkar’s journey to the international stage so far has seen a divided reaction with many believing that more than talent, he was being rewarded for his famed identity.

Arjun Tendulkar spotted with woman cricketer Danielle Wyatt

Tendulkar, who is currently in England for a break after being overlooked for the Youth ODI series against Sri Lanka, was recently spotted with English cricketer Danielle Wyatt and he posted a selfie of having lunch with her, on his Instagram post. The youngster captioned the photo “Nandos with Danielle Wyatt”.

Wyatt caught attention after having asked Kohli to marry her after watching him play a top innings four years ago. She is currently participating in the Kia Super League T20 tournament as part of the Southern Vipers.

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