Updated On: 24 April, 2023 07:55 AM IST | Mumbai | SS Ramaswamy
MI’s head coach Mark Boucher sprang to the defense of Tendulkar and at his post-match press conference, saying that the son of cricket icon Sachin will learn lessons from that one over as he progresses in his cricket career

Arjun Tendulkar. Pic/Ashish Raje
Arjun Tendulkar got a reality check in his fledgling IPL career for Mumbai Indians when he was smashed for 31 runs in the 16th over of the Punjab Kings innings before the hosts lost the game by 13 runs at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday night. Punjab got a huge boost after that costly over and accumulated 96 runs overall from the last five overs to finish at 214-8, stand-in captain Sam Curran top-scoring with a blazing 55 off 29 balls, before the visitors stopped MI at 201-6 in the run chase.
MI’s head coach Mark Boucher sprang to the defense of Tendulkar and at his post-match press conference, saying that the son of cricket icon Sachin will learn lessons from that one over as he progresses in his cricket career. “It was tough for him. It’s not easy to bowl at death at the Wankhede. He may have gone one or two [things] wrong. But he will learn from it. It’s not the end of the world. We hope he comes back stronger. He will have the full support from the support staff and players,” the former South Africa wicketkeeper batsman said.