Arjun Tendulkar has been bought by a new team during IPL 2026. Till now he was doing nothing except sitting on the bench in Lucknow Super Giants team. Now Arjun has been bought by ARCS Andheri team in the T20 Mumbai League auction. Arjun is an all-rounder player by profession, has been a part of the Indian Premier League since 2021 but in 6 years he has got the opportunity to play only 5 matches. Now in the Mumbai League auction, he has got 400 times more money than the base price.
This amount was found in the auction
Arjun Tendulkar’s base price in the T20 Mumbai League auction was Rs 2 lakh. A fierce bidding war was witnessed in the auction regarding him and finally the ARCS Andheri team bought Arjun by bidding Rs 10 lakh, which was 400 times more than his base price.
In Andheri team, Arjun will play with Chennai Super Kings star all-rounder Shivam Dubey. This team had retained Dubey for Rs 20 lakh. This will be the first time that Arjun will be playing in this league. Musheer Khan will also play in the same team, who was bought by the Andheri team by bidding Rs 11 lakh.
Arjun has got special permission
Let us tell you that Arjun Tendulkar no longer comes under the Mumbai Cricket Association, because he no longer plays for the Mumbai team. He is playing for the Goa team from the 2022-2023 domestic season. Despite this, he has got the opportunity to play in the T20 Mumbai League organized by MCA. This tournament can be organized right after the conclusion of IPL 2026.
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Arjun got permission to play in this league on the basis that he was born in Mumbai and he has not participated in any league organized by any state cricket association within the last one year. According to BCCI rules, a player can play in only one league other than IPL in a year.
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