New Delhi: Arjun Tendulkar’s chances in IPL 2026 have been debated. Ravichandran Ashwin He said that the youngster is unlikely to join Lucknow Supergiants (LSG). Already with a strong pace attack, Ashwin It was felt that Arjun would struggle to get into the playing XI.Talking about the team combination, Ashwin said, “Arjun Tendulkar won’t play (Arjun Tendulkar won’t play at all), and let’s not even go there. I think it’s very difficult because the line-up has Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, and Mohammad Shami. Unless he makes a fast bowler, unless he makes a fast bowler? There are too many injuries.”
His blunt style did not go down well with the former Indian cricketer. Yograj Singhwho strongly criticized Ashwin’s comments.Yograj Singh’s strong reactionResponding in an interview with InsideSport, Yograj, father of the superstar cricketer Yuvraj Singhsaid, “He’s talking to bulls, this guy, R. Ashwin, whoever. He must know what to talk about. Somebody’s sitting on television talking, ‘Oh, he can’t do this, he can’t do that’. Who are you? What are you?”Expressing his thoughts on Arjun’s talent, he said, “He is. Sachin TendulkarSon, that’s a different story. When he was here, I told Yuvi, that you all are focusing wrongly on Arjun Tendulkar. “He is not a bowler, he had a spinal problem, and his hands come below 45 degrees. When he was here, I was talking to him. I also told his coach when he was with the Goa team.”Backing up his confidence, Ugraj added, “If you can’t do it, send it to me. I challenge the whole world that if Arjun Tendulkar spends six months with me, he will surpass all the batsmen in the world. If not, I will cut off my beard and throw it away.”LSG squad (* denotes overseas players): Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram*, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshin Kulkarni, Aveesh Khan, Ayush Baduni, Dagveesh Rathi, Himat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Bretzke*, Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mitchell Marsh*, Mohsin Khan, Nicholas Yathrab, Prince Ahmed Pooran, Prince Yab, Prince Pooran. Josh Inglis*, Mukul Chaudhary, Akshit Raghunshi, Enrich Nortje*, Venindu Hasringa*, Naman Tiwari.
