Arjun is part of Mumbai team
Arjun Tendulkar was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Arjun Tendulkar has not yet received much opportunities in the IPL. He has scored just 13 runs in 5 IPL matches. Arjun Tendulkar has taken just 3 wickets in his IPL career. Their economy rate is 9.6, which is a bit expensive. The Mumbai team does not have much confidence in Arjun Tendulkar’s bowling. So he was not fed in the first three matches of IPL 2025.
Ashwani Kumar gets a chance
The Mumbai team recently included Ashwani Kumar in their playing 11. Ashwani performed amazing in his first match. In the match against KKR on Monday, Ashwani Kumar made his IPL debut and took a wicket on the first ball. Not only this, he took four wickets in the match. He has become the first bowler of India to do so. After the kind of game Ashwani Kumar has shown, now he does not appear to be out of the playing XI soon.
Many great fast bowlers in the team
In addition, the team has bowlers like Trent Bolt and Deepak Chahar. That is, there are three fast bowlers in the team. Amidst all this, Arjun Tendulkar will get a chance in the team’s playing XI, it is less likely. Right now Jasprit Bumrah is not with the team, but it is likely that he may come back a few days later. In such a situation, it can be even more difficult for Arjun.
Arjun Tendulkar has done well in domestic cricket, but he has not been able to do anything special in the IPL. Every year they are purchased, but do not get a chance to play. Now it has to be seen whether Hardik Pandya gives him a chance this time or not.