NEW DELHI: Arjun Tendulkar, son of India’s legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, made headlines with his impressive performance in Australia on Thursday in Spirit of Cricket Global Challenge, a competition organised at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Playing for Cricketer’s Club of India against Hong Kong Cricket Club in a T20 match at the revered Bradman Oval, Arjun produced an eye-catching all-round performance on Thursday as he clubbed 48 runs off 27 deliveries as an opener and also picked up four wickets in four overs.

“I’m just so privileged to play on the ground named after the Bradman, it’s unbelievable,” Arjun was quoted as saying by abc.net.au on Thursday.

While Sachin Tendulkar made his name as a batsman of highest calibre, his son has opted to become a bowler and a pacer at that. He is a left-arm pacer who also bats left-handed. “I just got stronger [growing up], grew taller and I loved bowling fast from my childhood. I thought I may as well be a quick bowler because there aren’t many in India,” he said.

Published in Dawn, January 12th, 2018