New Delhi: A debate has erupted over Arjun Tendulkar’s chances in IPL 2026 Ravichandran Ashwin Said the youngster is unlikely to feature for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). A powerful rhythm attack is already in place, Ashwin It feels like it will be difficult for Arjun to break into the starting lineup.Talking about the team mix, Ashwin said, “Arjun Tendulkar khelega hi nahi (Arjun Tendulkar will not play at all), we are not even going there. I think it is very difficult because there are Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan and Mohammad Shami in this line-up. There are so many fast bowlers. How will he bat? I don’t think he will make any case unless there are a lot of injuries.”
His outspokenness did not go down well with former Indian cricketers Yugraj Singhwho strongly criticized Ashwin’s remarks.Yugraj Singh’s strong responseCricket superstar’s father Yograj hits back in interview with InsideSport Yuvraj Singhsaid, “He is talking nonsense, this man, R Ashwin, whoever he is. He should know what to say about someone. Someone is sitting on the TV and saying, ‘Oh, he can’t do this, he can’t do that’. Who are you? What are you?”He also shared his thoughts on Arjun’s abilities, saying, “He is Sachin TendulkarSon, that’s another story. While he was here, I told Yuvi that all of you are wrongly focusing on Arjun Tendulkar. “He is not a bowler, he has a spinal problem and his hands drop from 45 degrees. I was talking to him when he was here. I also told his coach when he was in the Goa team.”Ugraj added, “If you can’t do that, send him to me, I challenge the world that if Arjun Tendulkar stays with me for six months, he will surpass all batsmen in this world. If not, I will cut off my beard and throw it away.”LSG lineup (* indicates overseas players): Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram*, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke*, Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mitchell Marsh*, Mohsin Khan, Nicholas Pooran*, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed, Josh Inglis*, Mukul Choudhary, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Anrich Nortje*, Wanindu Hasaranga*, Naman Tiwari.
