Big call, poor returns: Arjun Tendulkar's opening move backfires in Vijay Hazare Trophy

NEW DELHI: Goa’s experimentation of promoting all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar, lad of legendary Sachin Tendulkar, to unfastened the innings has failed to output results successful the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy.Arjun opened the innings for the 3rd consecutive lucifer and erstwhile again failed to marque an interaction with the bat.

Opening against Punjab, helium faced 8 deliveries and scored conscionable 1 tally earlier being dismissed by Sukhdeep Bajwa.

Earlier successful the tournament, Arjun opened the innings for the archetypal clip against Mumbai and managed 24 runs, earlier pursuing it up with scores of 8 against Uttarakhand and 19 against Sikkim.

Arjun Tendulkar’s past 4 matches:

Recently, Yograj Singh, begetter of erstwhile India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, claimed that Arjun is being coached incorrectly.Yograj said that portion important accent has been placed connected Arjun’s bowling, the 25-year-old is, successful fact, a due batter. During a caller interaction, Yograj revealed details of his speech with Arjun, alleging that the all-rounder did not get capable opportunities to bat earlier attending a campy astatine his academy.The 67-year-old added that aft spending astir a week batting astatine his academy, Arjun went connected to people a period connected his Ranji Trophy debut.

"They are focusing connected his bowling; I don't cognize what is incorrect with the coaches. Basically, helium is simply a batter. When helium came to my academy for a camp, I was asked to instrumentality attraction of him. One day, helium was deed by a shot and I took him to the hospital. He was good aft that. I told him to enactment connected his pads, but helium said that they don't springiness him the accidental to bat," Yograj said connected Ravishh Bisht's YouTube channel.Yograj besides revealed that helium had requested Arjun’s erstwhile Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Mumbai Indians, to let him to unfastened the innings successful a fewer matches, but the petition was turned down."I told him that I had ne'er seen him bat, truthful we went to the indoor nets. He was connected fire, hitting balls each crossed the park. I asked his coach, 'Why don't you springiness him the accidental to bat?' but helium was making excuses. I besides told him that helium is simply a due batter and helium plays similar his father. So, Arjun batted astatine my academy for a week and went connected to people a 100 successful the Ranji Trophy days later. Even erstwhile helium was playing for Mumbai Indians, I had asked the absorption to marque him unfastened for a fewer games, but they didn't listen," helium added.