Arjun Tendulkar IPL Career Stats & Records 2026

Arjun Tendulkar IPL Profile: Stats, Records & Career Highlights 2026

Arjun Tendulkar is an India player who plays for the Lucknow Super Giants (previously Mumbai Indians) in the Indian Premier League. (IPL). The date of birth of Arjun Tendulkar is September 24, 1999. As of May 2026, he is 26. Arjun Tendulkar is a Left Arm Medium Fast from Mumbai. He played his first match of the IPL in 2023. The 26-year-old fast bowler has participated in 5 games in the IPL and earned 3 wickets. His best bowling figures in the IPL are 3/92. The price of Arjun Tendulkar in the IPL is ₹ 0.30 Cr. He played his recent match against the Mumbai Indians.

Arjun Tendulkar IPL Career Overview – All-time IPL Stats, Records and Achievements

Arjun Tendulkar is a left-arm medium-fast bowler and a left-handed lower-order batsman whose IPL journey is the story of a young player who has worked hard to make a name for himself while also honouring the legacy of the great Sachin Tendulkar.

Arjun Tendulkar IPL Debut

Arjun Tendulkar's IPL career began with a lot of excitement on April 16, 2023, when he made his debut for the Mumbai Indians (MI) against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium, where he bowled the first over of the match and gave up 17 runs in two overs, but didn't take any wickets in this match. Although he did impress everyone as the first father-son duo seen to play in the IPL.

On this special occasion, Arjun was presented with his debut cap by the regular captain, Rohit Sharma, even though Suryakumar Yadav was captaining the team in that particular match.

Arjun Tendulkar IPL Team History

Arjun Tendulkar's IPL career began when the Mumbai Indians acquired him during the 2021 auction, but he had to wait a long time until 2023 to play in the IPL, and MI never lost faith in him until 2024. Subsequently, a major shift occurred in Arjun Tendulkar's IPL team during the 2026 IPL season when Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) acquired him, and now he is going to grab greater opportunities to showcase his talent as a bowling all-rounder.

IPL Salary and Auction History of Arjun Tendulkar 

Arjun Tendulkar's IPL history reveals his stable earnings from the league. Here are the details of his IPL salary and auction for each year:

• 2021 IPL Auction

The Mumbai Indians (MI) first bought Arjun for his base price of ₹20 lakh at the February 2021 auction. However, he did not get the opportunity to play a single match throughout that entire season.

•  2022 IPL Mega Auction 

MI released him before the 2022 Mega Auction. Later on, a bidding war ensued between the Gujarat Titans and the Mumbai Indians to secure his services. Ultimately, MI reacquired him for ₹30 lakh at the 2022 auction. In this season as well, he remained on the bench and did not get the opportunity to make his debut.

•  2023 and 2024 IPL (Retention)

The Mumbai Indians retained him at his previous salary of ₹30 lakh for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. The year 2023 proved to be particularly special for him as he made his IPL debut and also claimed his first wicket.

Arjun Tendulkar IPL Performance and Career Stats

Arjun Tendulkar's IPL stats highlight his emerging pace-bowling all-rounder skills in a total of five matches, but he has been primarily impressed with his precise swing bowling. 

Across these matches, Arjun Tendulkar's IPL wickets are three in five innings, with his best spell of one wicket for 9 runs standing out as his most memorable performance. However, his bowling economy rate stands at 9.36 as of now.

Arjun Tendulkar IPL Milestones and Achievements

Arjun Tendulkar's IPL records and milestones have etched his name in the pages of IPL history. Here are the key IPL records and milestones of his career, given as follows:

• A Historic Father-Son Duo: Arjun and his father, Sachin Tendulkar, constituted the first father-son duo in IPL history. Moreover, they also became the first father-son pair to play for the same franchise—the Mumbai Indians.
• Economical Bowling: His spell of 1 wicket for 9 runs in 2 overs (1/9) against the Gujarat Titans stands as the most economical bowling performance in Arjun Tendulkar's IPL history till now.
• First IPL Wicket: Arjun Tendulkar IPL records the maiden wicket against Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

IPL Iconic Moments of Arjun Tendulkar

MI vs GT, 2023

Arjun showed off his batting skills on April 25, 2023, against the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where he hit his first six in the IPL in the last over of the innings off the bowling of Mohit Sharma, and scored 13 runs off just 9 balls.

MI vs SRH, 2023

A golden chapter was added to Arjun Tendulkar's IPL stats on 18 April 2023. In this match, he was entrusted with the crucial responsibility of bowling the final over against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who required 20 runs for victory, but Arjun held his nerve and conceded only 5 runs and also claimed his maiden IPL wicket by dismissing the veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar in that very over. Thus, the Mumbai Indians won the match by 14 runs due to this brilliant spell.

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