The son of legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun Tendulkar took a fifer in the Cooch Behar Trophy Under-19 match between Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh. He achieved this feat in the second innings of the match. Mumbai had taken a first-innings lead and Arjun ran through the Madhya Pradesh top order in the second innings. The match ended in a draw.

Madhya Pradesh amassed 361 in the first innings after which Mumbai 506 in reply. MP were then dismissed for 411 in the second innings. Arjun ended up taking wickets of the top four batsmen and the Madhya Pradesh no.9 to complete his fifer.

Recently, Tendulkar Jr. has also seen bowling in the nets to the likes of Virat Kohli when they were preparing themselves for the limited overs series against New Zealand at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.

In an interview, Sachin has even acknowledged that Arjun does carry excessive baggage of being his son. He said, “Unfortunately, he has the excess baggage of his surname and I know that is going to be there. It is not easy for him. For me, it was different as my father was a writer and nobody questioned me on cricket. I feel that my son should not be compared to me and should be judged for who he is. I am not interfering in his career because I think it is not fair. He has to have freedom to express himself. I can guide him. Not on a regular basis, but when I feel that he needs to be told something, then I do. I don’t take his class every evening when he comes back home. I do not want to lecture, but let him enjoy the game and fall in love with cricket, which he is (doing). I have told him things about hard work like any father would.”