Arjun Tendulkar

Arjun Tendulkar (born 24 September 1999) is an Indian cricketer.^[2] He is the son of former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. A left-arm medium-fast bowler, he represents Goa in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.^[3]

Arjun Tendulkar

Personal information
Born	(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 26) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
Relations	Sachin Tendulkar (father) Ramesh Tendulkar (grandfather)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2020/21	Mumbai
2021–2025	Mumbai Indians
2022/23–2024/25	Goa
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 17 15 24 Runs scored 532 62 119 Batting average 23.13 15.50 13.22 100s/50s 1/2 0/0 0/0 Top score 120 16 47 Balls bowled 2,243 744 464 Wickets 37 21 27 Bowling average 33.51 30.80 25.07 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/25 4/30 4/10 Catches/stumpings 2/– 4/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 November 2025

Early life and family

Tendulkar was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Anjali Tendulkar and former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in 1999. He has an elder sister, Sara Tendulkar.^[4]

His maternal grandparents are Anand Mehta, a Gujarati industrialist, and Annabel Mehta (née Lancaster), an English philanthropist who was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her service to underprivileged communities in Mumbai.^[5]

On 13 August 2025, Tendulkar became engaged to Saaniya Chandok, granddaughter of prominent Mumbai businessman Ravi Ghai, in a private ceremony attended by close family and friends.^[6][7][8]

Career

His under-19 debut for India was against Sri Lanka in 2018.^[9] He made his T20 debut on 15 January 2021, for Mumbai in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Haryana.^[10] On debut, he took 1/34 in his three overs.^[11]

Mumbai Indians brought him in auction ahead of the 2021 IPL.^[12][13][14] In September 2021, he was selected in Mumbai's senior squad for the first time. He was included in Mumbai's 22-man Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy squad.^[15] However, he was later ruled out of the 2021 IPL due to injury.^[16] In February 2022, he was once again brought by the MI.^[17] In August 2022, he quit Mumbai to join Goa ahead of the domestic season. He played for them in 2022–23 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.^[3]

On 13 December 2022, Tendulkar made his first-class debut against Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy. He scored his maiden century hitting 120 off 207 balls in the first innings.^[18][19] He made his IPL debut for the Mumbai Indians on 16 April 2023 against the Kolkata Knight Riders.^[20][21] He claimed his first IPL wicket in a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by dismissing Bhuvneshwar Kumar.^[22] Ahead of the 2026 IPL Season, he was traded over to LSG as a part of a swap deal involving Shardul Thakur.^[23]