Suryakumar Yadav gave the first over to Arjun
When Arjun walked onto the field after receiving his IPL cap from Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma, all eyes were on the left-arm pacer. It was a bit of a surprise here that Suryakumar Yadav, who was captaining in place of Rohit, handed the ball to Arjun for the first over. It is not often that a debutant star is caught with the ball, but Surya exuded confidence.
Arjun wore jersey number 24
The camera was towards his back as Arjun was taking long strides for the run-up with the ball in hand. It could be seen here that Arjun was wearing jersey number 24. Why did the son of Sachin, who made the number-10 jersey great in Indian cricket, choose this number? This question will be on everyone’s mind. it should happen. Well, when an attempt was made to find the answer to this question, it was found that not only Arjun but also his father has a special connection with this number.
Why Arjun chose number 24
Arjun and Sachin both have birthday on 24th. Sachin Tendulkar was born on 24 April 1973, on the other hand, Arjun was born on 24 September 1999. Perhaps this is the reason why Arjun chose jersey number 24. Interestingly, Sachin bowled the first over of his IPL career against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009, conceding 5 runs. On the other hand, Arjun also bowled his first over of his career against KKR. He also spent only 5 runs.
It is noteworthy that in the match, Arjun bowled two overs and spent 17 runs. However, if he does not get the batting, he is yet to debut with the bat. Talking about the match, Mumbai Indians defeated Kolkata by 5 wickets. In this match, Kolkata had scored 185 runs for 6 wickets on the basis of Venkatesh Iyer’s century, then in reply Mumbai team scored 186 runs and won the match in 17.4 overs.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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