NEW DELHI: After two seasons with Mumbai Indians, Arjun Tendulkar – son of legendary Sachin Tendulkar – is set to turn out for a new franchise in the Indian Premier League 2026. Arjun will represent Lucknow Super Giants, led by Rishabh Pant, in IPL 2026 after being picked at his base price of Rs 30 lakh at the auction.With LSG gearing up to begin their IPL 2026 campaign against Delhi Capitals at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, a video of Arjun speaking about how he stays calm on the field has gone viral.In an interview with Shubhankar Mishra, Arjun was asked: “How do you keep yourself so calm and cool?”
Arjun replied: “I have 5 dogs in Goa & I spend time playing with them”.Shubhankar asked: “Do you have friends who are cricketers?”Arjun said: “I don’t really have cricketer friends, most of my friends don’t play cricket”.Shubhankar asked: “Are you scared for criticism?”. Arjun: said: No. I don’t.Arjun spent two seasons with Mumbai Indians, playing five matches in which he took three wickets and scored 13 runs.Arjun, who recently married Saaniya Chandhok on March 5, 2026, is now set for another IPL stint. He was seen putting in the hard yards in the nets, bowling at full throttle and rattling the stumps, looking in excellent touch.LSG SQUAD:Rishabh Pant, Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Maharaj Singh, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Arjun Sachin Tendulkar, Mayank Prabhu Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Anrich Nortje, Josh Inglis, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Naman Tiwari, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Mohsin Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Mukul Choudhary.
