Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Sachin’s son in Mumbai’s under-14 probables list


Mumbai: Arjun Tendulkar, son of god of cricket Sachin Tendulkar, has made one step towards making a career in cricket when he was named in the under-14 probables list for the off season training camp by the Mumbai Cricket Association.



Arjun had scored his maiden hundred in Mumbai Cricket Association’s U-14 summer vacation tournament at Sunder Cricket Club, Cross Maidan a month’s back.

The 13-year-old had stitched together 124 runs, which included 14 fours and a six, to help Khar Gymkhana defeat Goregaon Centre by an innings and 21 runs in the semifinals. He scored over 250 runs in five games," said MCA joint secretary and junior selection panel convener Dr P V Shetty about the junior Tendulkar's selection in the 32-strong probables list.

The selected players would undergo the training camp at MCA's indoor cricket academy from July 3, Shetty said.

List of U-14 Probables: Arjun Tendulkar, Akash Sawla, Dhruva Vedak, Bhupen Lalwani, Varun Joijode, Riddesh Sawant, Sidak Singh, Aman Sharma, Azim Shaikh, Prithvi Shaw, Shivam Mehrotra, Kaustubh Dipte, Sarvesh Rahate, Agni Chopra, Mukund Sardar, Jay Dave, Rahul Dube, Mehtab Ansari, Suraj Patel, Tanush Kotian, Aftab Ansari, Akash Malbari, Prathamesh Chavan (W.K.), Ojas Pandit, Aditya Jha, Om Jadhav, Samit Pawar, Hashir Dafedar, Sagar Chabria, Rishikesh Padwal (W.K.), Mahesh Patil, Jairaj Deshmukh