Arjun Tendulkar is gearing up for the second leg of the Indian Premier League 2021, scheduled to take place from September 19 to October 15 in the United Arab Emirates. He was picked by Mumbai Indians in the auction.
Mumbai Indians’ contingent has already flown to the UAE and are preparing for the league. Arjun Tendulkar failed to make an appearance during the first leg but will be itching to finally get off the bench and feature in some games.
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Zaheer Khan, who is the Director of Cricket operations of Mumbai Indians gave important tips to the Junior Tendulkar a few days ago. On Monday, the senior pacer Dhawal Kulkarni was also seen giving essential tricks and imparting knowledge to Arjun. The young pacer has played only two T20 matches so far for Mumbai, during the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy earlier this year.
Mumbai Indians are currently training at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Arjun Tendulkar uploaded a story on his Instagram account, where he was seen practising with Indian pacer Dhawal Kulkarni.
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MI resume the second leg with the match against Chennai Super Kings on September 19 in Dubai. MI is placed fourth in the points table with four victories out of seven games they have played so far. CSK, on the other hand, is sitting on second place with five wins out of seven games and a superior net run-rate are keeping them above Royal Challengers Bangalore, who have similar points.
Currently, Delhi Capitals are sitting at the top of the points table with six wins and two defeats. However, they have played an extra game in comparison to the other teams inside the top half.