'Uske pichhe motor lga do' - Fans react to MI bowling coach's 'we'll work on increasing Arjun Tendulkar's pace' remark

Arjun Tendulkar (Source: Twitter)

Mumbai Indians (MI) all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar finally made his Indian Premier League debut on April 16 against Kolkata Knight Riders. The son of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has played four matches in IPL 2023 so far and managed to put up a decent performance. Arjun had a forgettable night after the match against Punjab Kings where he conceded 48 runs, including 31 in one over, but in MI's last match against Gujarat Titans (GT), he bounced back, registering figures of 1/9 in the two overs.

MI lost to GT by 56 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, April 25 to drop to seventh place in the points table. MI bowlers did well in the first 10 overs, but then they lost the momentum and conceded huge runs in the death overs leaving GT with a huge score of 207 runs. However, Arjun, who completed his two overs inside the powerplay, did well to take his third wicket of the season at an economy of 4.5.

He did all that was asked of him: MI bowling coach

Speaking after the match, MI bowling coach and former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond praised Arjun's effort and said that they will work on increasing his pace a bit.

"He did well today . After what happened in the last game, it’s never easy to step out onto the ground that is a Colosseum with a big crowd. We would like him to work on increasing his pace a little bit, but he did all that was asked of him today," Bond told reporters.

When MI was going to bundle GT in an average score, Abhinav Manohar and David Miller put on a brilliant partnership to get the team total team above 200. Commenting about their bowling performance, Bond said:

“It’s a combination of things. We’re not executing what we need to. We’ve got pretty simple plans. Watch how we bowled in an area. We got hit and immediately resorted to some changes.

"The first six overs were tough for both teams, as it would get difficult for the bowling team because of the dew factor. We were trying to stop the damage to our run rate, which has taken another big hit tonight."

Here's how fans reacted to the MI bowling coach's statement: 

Arjun Tendulkar Can produce yorker ball bowled which hits the cricket pitch around the batsman's feet @mipaltan @IPL

— Arvind Raghava (@ArvindRaghava5) April 26, 2023

Yes, that is definitely needed. His bowling is good, it requires a bit more pace for the ball to swing further.

— Santhosh Kumar Boini (@santhoshboini_) April 26, 2023

Other youngsters ?

— Aryan 🇮🇳 (@RealAryan29) April 26, 2023

Itne saal se kya practice krta tha? 5 saal se iska practice krte hi pic aata tha

— . (@elontweets_69) April 26, 2023

Uske pichwade me motor lga do hath tezzi me ghumega

— Mayank (@mayanksharma24) April 26, 2023

Aaadhe pace to use uske run-up me chle jati hai 🫣🫣🫣 Bhai bolt bnn jata hai

— Shubham (@Shubham64204512) April 26, 2023

without action change he can't increase his bowling speed

— Ankit 🇮🇳 (@Ankitrox0) April 26, 2023

Itne sall se kya ghas chila rha tha nets me.

— Wrong Brothers😏 (@YoungLa95073370) April 26, 2023

Yes he has good control line and length just need to improve his speed then he will be a great bowler 👍

— benarasi Babu😎 (@provane_) April 26, 2023

I think there are other bowlers also.. Why only arjun is hyped... Nepotism..

— Azmat... (@Azmatul51794319) April 26, 2023

Speed comes natural to players, it can't be taught...

— Piyush (@himanshkc40024) April 26, 2023