Arjun Tendulkar Profile: Know Career Stats and Personal Life

Arjun Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Goa and has played in the IPL. He is the son of Sachin Tendulkar. In 2021, he was bought by Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakh. But he missed that IPL season because of injury, and the team used Simarjeet Singh as his replacement.

Mumbai Indians bought him again in the 2022 IPL auction for INR 30 lakh. He finally made his IPL debut in 2023 against Kolkata Knight Riders. His first IPL wicket came against Sunrisers Hyderabad when he dismissed Bhuvneshwar Kumar in a 14-run win. He took two more wickets in IPL 2023 and was retained for the 2024 season by the Mumbai Indians.

In T20 cricket, Arjun debuted for Mumbai Indians and spent three seasons with them before being traded to Lucknow Super Giants for IPL 2026. In List A cricket, he achieved a milestone even his father Sachin never did. He opened both batting and bowling in a 50-over match for Goa during the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Arjun Tendulkar Records and Achievements

Arjun has several notable achievements in cricket. He made his early mark in 2011, scoring 65 off 39 balls in the Cadence Trophy in Pune. His first hundred came on May 26, 2012, during Mumbai Cricket Association’s Under-14 trials at Cross Maidan. He later scored his first Ranji Trophy hundred after moving to Goa in the 2022-23 season.

He reached 50+ white-ball wickets after taking 3 wickets against Odisha in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. That pushed his total to 51 wickets in 41 white-ball games at that time. His white-ball breakdown shows 26 wickets in 24 List A matches and 35 wickets in 29 T20 matches.

Arjun Tendulkar Career Stats 

He has played across three main formats. In First Class cricket, he played 24 matches, took 52 wickets, with his best bowling being 5/25. He also scored 685 runs with 1 century and 2 fifties.

In List A cricket, he played 24 matches and took 26 wickets. His best figures are 4/30. He scored 160 runs with no hundreds or fifties.

In T20 cricket, he played 29 matches, took 35 wickets, with best figures of 4/10. With the bat, he scored 189 runs with no half-centuries or centuries.

Arjun Tendulkar’s Personal Life

Arjun Tendulkar was born in 1999 in Mumbai to Sachin and Anjali Tendulkar. He has an elder sister, Sara Tendulkar. His maternal grandparents are Anand Mehta, an industrialist, and Annabel Mehta, an English philanthropist who received the Order of the British Empire for her service in Mumbai.

He married Saaniya Chandhok on March 5, 2026, in South Mumbai. Their engagement was announced in August 2025. The wedding was star-studded, attended by Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and cricket legends including MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Sunil Gavaskar, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, and ICC chairman Jay Shah. The couple wore traditional red, pink, and gold attire.

Arjun Tendulkar Contract

Arjun Tendulkar’s IPL 2026 salary with Lucknow Super Giants is ₹30 lakh. He had this same contract value since the 2022 mega auction. He was first bought by Mumbai Indians in 2021 for ₹20 lakh, then retained in 2022 for ₹30 lakh and stayed on that contract after the trade to LSG. He made his IPL debut in 2023. He played 4 matches and took 3 wickets. He also scored 13 runs for the team.

FAQs

Q. When was Arjun Tendulkar born?

A. Arjun Tendulkar was born on 24 September 1999 in Mumbai, India.

Q. Who are Arjun Tendulkar parents?

A. His parents are Sachin Tendulkar and Anjali Tendulkar.

Q. Does Arjun Tendulkar have siblings?

A. Yes, he has an elder sister named Sara Tendulkar.

Q. Who is Arjun Tendulkar married to?

A. Arjun Tendulkar married Saaniya Chandok on 5 March 2026 in Mumbai.

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