Arjun Tendulkar all set to play at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday

On Thursday, Arjun Tendulkar played at The Bradman Oval in NSW and impressed all with his 48 runs from 27 balls. However it was his bowling that caught the attention once again.

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MUMBAI, INDIA MAY 24: Arjun Tendulkar and Sara Tendulkar at the screening of Sachin: A Billion Dreams in Mumbai. Source: Milind Shelte/India Today Group/Getty Images

Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun Tendulkar is in Australia. 

All eyes were on the junior Tendulkar on Thursday when he played at the historic cricket ground – The Bradman Oval at Bowral in NSW.

"I'm just so privileged to play on the ground named after the Bradman, it's unbelievable," Arjun Tendulkar told .

The junior Tendulkar is here as part of a global Twenty20 series.

On Thursday, the junior Tendulkar impressed the crowds with his all-round performance in a T20 match where he opened the batting for his side.

He scored 48 runs from 27 balls and took four wickets in his four overs.

Speaking to the media after his Australian debut, Arjun spoke about his preference for bowling left arm fast.

“I used to play taekwondo, cricket football, swimming and somehow cricket kicked in and everything else took a back seat,” he was quoted as saying by .

“I just got stronger, grew taller and I loved bowling fast from my childhood. I thought I may as well be a quick bowler because there aren’t many in India.”

The 18-year-old is representing the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in a Twenty20 series as part of the Spirit of Cricket Global Challenge, a tournament run by SCG Cricket and will play at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, reports.

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Published 12 January 2018 11:57am
By Mosiqi Acharya

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