Rohit Sharma gives three-word reply on Arjun Tendulkar making IPL debut for Mumbai Indians

Arjun Tendulkar's debut in Indian Premier League has been one of most talked about topics ahead of 16th season of IPL. Arjun who happens to be son of Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar has been retained by franchise alongside a plethora of players. But despite participating in auction a few times player hasn't featured in a single game of cash-rich league so far.

Rohit Sharma's three-word reply on Arjun Tendulkar's IPL debut

Mumbai Indians will seek a fresh start following ir disastrous display last season. five-time champions could barely man to be in game and only four wins in 14 matches spoke volumes about ir performance. Fresh from a bitter ODI defeat at hands of Australia on home soil, Rohit Sharma would be looking for redemption and what else could be better than platform of IPL.

But absence of Jasprit Bumrah could be a major setback for franchise. Bumrah has been mainstay of franchise since his inception to IPL. Jofra Archer will be available following a lengthy injury spell but Bumrah's void would be difficult to fill in.

Arjun's performance in domestic circuit has been quite satisfactory and his left-arm pace could be quite handy at times. On being asked about Arjun's potential inclusion in starting XI, Rohit had three words reply. "Good question, hopefully."

Head coach Mark Boucher reiterated that youngster is coming off an injury and will have his seamless integration to squad. 

"Arjun is just coming off from an injury. He is going to be playing tonight. Hopefully we can see what he can do. I think he has been playing very good cricket, especially in terms of bowling in last 6 months. So yes, if we can have him available for selection, it will be pretty good for us."

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Rohit Sharma (c), Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer,  Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Jhye Richardson, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vid, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal