Mumbai, April 17 (Ians) Legendary Sachin Tendulkar penned a heartwarming note after his son Arjun made his Ipl debut on Sunday for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium. Arjun became the first son to play for the same Indian Premier League (Ipl) franchise that his father Sachin Tendulkar represented for many years.

Opening the bowling, the left-arm seamer conceded five runs in his first over. He made a strong appeal for lbw against Jagadeesan but was turned down by the umpire as it looked like the ball would go over the stumps.

In his second over, he was driven off the backfoot for a boundary by Kkr’s Venkatesh Iyer, who then smacked the next delivery for a slightly mis-hit six over wide long-on.

Eventually, Arjun returned with figures of 0/17 in a match that ended with Mumbai emerging victorious by five wickets, despite Kkr’s Venkatesh Iyer smashing a century.