Mumbai Indians picked Arjun Tendulkar purely on a skill basis: Mahela Jayawarden

Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene said that the side picked Arjun Tendulkar purely on the basis of his skill setsArjun who is the son of former legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakhs in the miniauction of IPL on ThursdayJayawardene said the stint with Mumbai Indians will be a learning process for Arjun The former Sri Lanka skipper also said the 21yearold leftarm mediumpacer will learn and evolve his game with timeWeve looked at it purely on a skill basis I mean there is going to be a big tag on his head because of Sachin But luckily hes a bowler not a batsman So I think Sachin will be very proud if he could bowl like Arjun ESPNcricinfo quoted Jayawardene as sayingI think its going to be a learning process for Arjun He just started playing for Mumbai and now the franchise He will learn the ropes he will evolve Hes still young A very focused young man he further saidWe have to give him time and hopefully not put a lot of pressure on him either Just let him evolve and work his way up and thats what were there to help him to do Jayawardene addedArjun was also the Mumbai Indians net bowler during the IPL 2020 and was the last player to be bought in the IPL auction on ThursdayI have spent a lot of time in the nets trying to teach him some tricks of the trade he is a hardworking kid he is keen on learning it is an exciting part The added pressure of being Sachin Tendulkars son will always be on him it is something he needs to live with the environment of the team will help him It will help him become a good cricketer how many times a youngster gets picked in the auction and everyone is talking about him he has to prove himself and he has to show everyone he has the goods said Mumbai Indians Director of Cricket Operations Zaheer Khan during a virtual press conferenceIn the players auction held on Thursday defending champions Mumbai Indians also picked up Nathan CoulterNile Jimmy Neesham Yudhvir Charak Marco Jansen and Piyush ChawlaWhen asked about acquiring allrounder Jimmy Neesham Zaheer said He is someone who has capabilities of a good allrounder it is all about timing we have timed it well Neesham has the capabilities and that is what we all think hence the opportunity It is all about timing it is all about getting a chance to prove yourselfThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever