As the Mumbai Indians turned up for the Indian Premier League 2023 conflict towards Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday, skipper Rohit Sharma could not be part of the taking part in XI resulting from a abdomen bug. It was his deputy Suryakumar Yadav who donned the captain’s hat for the match. While Rohit’s absence gave Surya a possibility to strive his hand at captaincy, it additionally paved the way in which for uncapped Indian all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar to make his IPL debut, two years since he was first signed by the franchise within the 2021 public sale.

Arjun first joined the Mumbai Indians, the one IPL franchise his father performed for earlier than hanging his boots, forward of the 2021 version of the league. However, in his two years with the franchise, Arjun could not make his debut.

It was towards the Knight Riders in 2023 that Arjun lastly had the chance to make his debut, becoming a member of the MI gamers within the taking part in XI for the primary time ever. In the method, Arjun registered a historic document, with him and Sachin turning into the primary father-son duo to characteristic for a similar franchise in IPL historical past.

“Father and Son turning out for the same franchise 10 years on. A historic first in the IPL. Good luck Arjun Tendulkar,” former India cricketer Irfan Pathan tweeted on the event.

Father and Son turning out for a similar franchise 10 years on. A historic first within the IPL. Good luck Arjun Tendulkar.

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 16, 2023

Mumbai Indians acquired a giant enhance by their win of their final fixture towards Delhi Capitals within the final outing. In distinction, Kolkata Knight Riders are coming into this contest after struggling a defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 23 runs of their final match.

Suryakumar mentioned on the toss, “Will love to bowl first, the wicket looks dry. The ball comes onto the bat nicely later. Rohit is out, he has a stomach bug. Time to put up a good show. We are going with one change, Duan Jansen comes in, rest all is same.”

MI Playing XI:Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Riley Meredith