'Finally a Tendulkar ... ' Sachin's witty reply as son Arjun takes his 1st IPL wicket for MI against SRH

It’s a proud moment for cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar to watch his son, Arjun Tendulkar, following his footsteps and continuing a career in the same sport that once was dominated by Tendulkar, who was hailed as a god of cricket.

On Tuesday, Arjun bagged his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) wicket as Mumbai Indian (MI) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 14 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad.

As Arjun took his first wicket in the ongoing IPL, his father and legendary cricketer Tendulkar took to Twitter to cheer for the team.


“A superb all-round performance by Mumbai Indians once again,” Tendulkar wrote, who himself has played six seasons with MI before retiring from cricket in 2013.

The 49-year-old further praised Cameron Green for his impressive performance during the match.

“Green impressed with both bat & ball. Ishan & Tilak’s batting is as good as it gets! The IPL is getting more interesting every day. Great going boys!,” the former cricketer added.

Tendulkar ended his cheer with a pun. “And finally a Tendulkar has an IPL wicket!” wrote the all-time highest run-scorer in both ODI and Test cricket with over 18,000 runs and 15,000 runs.
In order to secure MI's third consecutive victory, Arjun bowled the pivotal 20th over of the innings while maintaining composure.

As Arjun made his IPL debut, several big personalities and cricketers took to microblogging platform to wish Tendulkar's son. One of them was Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is also the co-owner of IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders.

While wishing Arjun, Khan also gave a shoutout to Tendulkar.

"As competitive as this IPL may be… but when u see a friends son #ArjunTendulkar take the field it is a matter of such happiness and joy. Wish Arjun all the best and @sachin_rt what a proud moment!! Wow! Khan tweeted.

In his reply, Tendulkar complimented the Bollywood star and said that though MI and KKR jerseys have gold threads, SRK's heart is 100 per cent gold.