Srinagar: Australia Legend Brett Lee has also hailed Mumbai Indians pacer Arjun Tendulkar and also commented on his recent performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
On Tuesday, Arjun was given the task of defending 20 runs in the final over, and he did it in style by giving away just 5 runs and picking his maiden IPL 2023 wicket.
From debuting against Kolkata Knight Riders to dismissing Bhuvneshwar Kumar to get off the mark in the wicket column, it was been quite the adventure for young Arjun in his young 2-match old IPL career.
“He handled the pressure beautifully. To give away just 4-5 runs in that last over, getting his first wicket in IPL. Congratulations to him but I had said prior to that happening, no matter what happened at the end, that experience of him bowling in the death – I’m hoping it’s a positive one – would just take his game from strength to strength,” Brett Lee said on Jio Cinema after the match.
Speed may not be Arjun’s greatest, forte but Lee reckons this exposure such early on in his career promises to take the left-arm quick a long way in his career.
“He tried to nail that wide-line yorker and he did it very well. It’s hard coming in, playing only his 2nd match, he was under pressure with the whole team relying on him… he honed himself impeccably, he spoke well and his game is only going to improve,” mentioned Lee, whose rivalry with Arjun’s father, Sachin is on epic proportions.