IPL 2023 / Arjun Tendulkar will not return to MI now! Know why Rohit Sharma is not giving chance?

IPL 2023: The team of Mumbai Indians has made a strong comeback this time in IPL 2023. However, things have been quite the opposite for the team so far. Bumrah and Richardson were already out. Jofra Archer's exit mid-season. Then Rohit Sharma's poor form and bowlers consistently giving runs above 200. All this was creating problems for the team. But in the midst of all this, their batsmen have performed brilliantly for Mumbai and that is the reason why the team is present in the top-4 in the points table after winning 6 out of 11 matches. But the biggest question amidst all this is, where has Arjun Tendulkar disappeared to? Why suddenly Rohit Sharma lost faith in him? Will he not be able to make a comeback for Mumbai Indians for the entire season now?

Many such questions have now started arising after the last four matches. Arjun Tendulkar made his IPL debut in the 22nd match on 16th April against KKR. In that match, he also attracted everyone with economical bowling. He then played four matches for Mumbai and started the pace attack in all four matches. During that he also took three wickets. But his one over spoiled the whole game. This one over came against Punjab Kings in which Sam Karan and Harpreet Bhatia hit 31 runs. From there he started getting criticized. He was seen straying from the line and he also gave extras. Then he made a good comeback against Gujarat and bowled economically in the first two overs, taking the wicket of Wriddiman Saha. Then neither did he bowl after two overs nor did Rohit Sharma give him a chance in the four matches after that.

Why was Arjun Tendulkar dropped?

Arjun Tendulkar last played in Mumbai Indians' previous encounter against Gujarat Titans. He bowled the first two overs economically in his powerplay and took a wicket. He also took a wicket in the powerplay against Punjab. But then in that match against Gujarat, Rohit Sharma did not bowl to him. Not only this, after that he did not even get a chance in four back to back matches. The main reason for this was Arshad Khan who took three wickets on his debut against Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai won that match. Then Akash Madhwal also became a challenge for Arjuna. Mumbai has to play its 12th match against Gujarat on Friday. Rohit feeds these two or gives a chance to Arjun, it will be known only after the toss. At the moment it seems that Rohit Sharma might not be able to trust Arjun openly and he is scared of him. This is the reason why he does not make him bowl in the death overs. Dropped out without poor performance. All these aspects compel one to think. That's why now it seems that Arjun may not return to the team.

Arjun's economy better than Arshad and Akash

If we look at the statistics, as the match progresses, the economy of both Arshad Khan and Akash Madhwal bowlers has gone ahead of Arjun. Where Arshad looted runs with an economy of 13 in three matches and that is why he was also dropped against RCB. At the same time, Akash has also given runs in three matches with an economy above 10. In such a situation whether Rohit Sharma once again gives a chance to Arjun Tendulkar or not, it will be a matter to be seen. Arjun gave runs in four matches with an economy of more than 9 and took three wickets. He also bowled the last over against Sunrisers and took his first IPL wicket. Then in the powerplay too, he took wickets against Punjab and Gujarat. Now it has to be seen whether Rohit shows confidence in him again or not.