Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun has been included among 32 probables of the Mumbai U-14 side. The list of probables was announced by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Tuesday.
Arjun was a consistent scorer in the MCA selection tournament held in May. The 12-year-old student of Dhirubhai Ambani School had slammed a brilliant 124 for Khar Gymkhana Centre against Goregaon Centre in the semifinals. He had also scored 64 against Tata SSL Centre in another match.
“He showed good form during the summer vacation under 14 tournament, scoring over 250 runs in five games,” said MCA joint secretary and junior selection committee convener PV Shetty.
The selected players would undergo a training camp at the MCA’s indoor cricket academy from July 3. Left-handed Arjun is an all-rounder who opens with bat and ball.
Probables: Akash Sawla, Bhupen Lalwani, Riddesh Sawant, Aman Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Kaustubh Dipte, Agni Chopra, Jay Dave, Mehtab Ansari, Tanush Kotian, Akash Malbari, Ojas Pandit, Om Jadhav, Hashir Dafedar, Rishikesh Padwal, Mahesh Patil, Dhruva Vedak, Varun Joijode, Sidak Singh, Azim Shaikh, Shivam Mehrotra, Sarvesh Rahate, Mukund Sardar, Rahul Dube, Suraj Patel, Aftab Ansari, Prathamesh Chavan, Aditya Jha, Samit Pawar, Sagar Chabria, Arjun Tendulkar and Jairaj Deshmukh
