All eyes were on Sachin Tendulkar’s son, Arjun, when he took the field at the Bradman as part of a global Twenty20 series on Thursday. His father visited the historic venue at Bowral in the NSW southern highlands in 2014.

Talking about the experience, Arjun said, “I’m just so privileged to play on the ground named after the Bradman, it’s unbelievable.”

Ater his father, Tendulkat Jr. is proving he has something special in him but it is his bowling, rather than batting, that is turning heads. Explaining the same, he said, “I used to play taekwondo, cricket football, swimming and somehow cricket kicked in and everything else took a back seat. I just got stronger, 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.”

On Thursday, the southpaw bowled four overs at the Bradman Oval, taking four wickets. Hong Kong batsman Mark Fuzes now can proudly say that he has faced the son of Sachin Tendulkar.

Tendulkar Jr. also opened the batting and smashed 48 runs from 27 balls. He was looking so determined as he proved himself without using the family name, but he said he was taking some advice from his dad. Describing his father’s words, the son said, “[He says] just play fearlessly, play for your team, be a team man and give everything you’ve got.”

Taking the ongoing attention in his stride, Arjun Tendulkar said, “I don’t take that pressure, when I bowl I just hit the deck hard on every ball and when I bat just play my shots and choose which bowlers to take on and which bowlers not to.”