<p>Sachin Tendulkar sat in the dressing room instead of team dug-out as he didn't want son Arjun to deviate from his plans on his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders.</p>.<p>The 23-year-old left-arm seamer had figures of 0 for 17 in 2 overs with six dot balls after stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav handed him the new ball on Sunday.</p>.<p>"It was a great moment. A special one to play for the team that I supported since 2008 and it was nice to get the cap from captain of MI and Indian team," Arjun, who plays first-class cricket for Goa, told IPLT20.com.</p>.<p>For the legendary father, it was the first time that he watched his son play a competitive game.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/arjun-tendulkar-makes-ipl-debut-for-mumbai-indians-1210225.html" target="_blank">Arjun Tendulkar makes IPL debut for Mumbai Indians</a></strong></p>.<p>"This was a new experience for me because till now I have not actually gone and watched him play. I wanted him to have the freedom to go out and express himself, and do whatever he wanted to," Tendulkar said after Mumbai Indians' seven-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.</p>.<p>However during the initial part of KKR's innings, Tendulkar didn't sit in the dug-out outside the boundary line as it could have made Arjun conscious.</p>.<p>"Today, also I sat in dressing room as I didn't want him (Arjun) to move away from his plans and start looking at mega screen and suddenly realise that I am watching him, so I was inside."</p>.<p>For the father, it was an emotional journey as he recollected his 16-year association with the franchise -- six years as player and last 10 as a 'Mentor'.</p>.<p>"Different feeling because 2008 was first season for me and 16 years down the line, he plays for the same team, not bad," he concluded.</p>
<p>Sachin Tendulkar sat in the dressing room instead of team dug-out as he didn't want son Arjun to deviate from his plans on his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders.</p>.<p>The 23-year-old left-arm seamer had figures of 0 for 17 in 2 overs with six dot balls after stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav handed him the new ball on Sunday.</p>.<p>"It was a great moment. A special one to play for the team that I supported since 2008 and it was nice to get the cap from captain of MI and Indian team," Arjun, who plays first-class cricket for Goa, told IPLT20.com.</p>.<p>For the legendary father, it was the first time that he watched his son play a competitive game.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/arjun-tendulkar-makes-ipl-debut-for-mumbai-indians-1210225.html" target="_blank">Arjun Tendulkar makes IPL debut for Mumbai Indians</a></strong></p>.<p>"This was a new experience for me because till now I have not actually gone and watched him play. I wanted him to have the freedom to go out and express himself, and do whatever he wanted to," Tendulkar said after Mumbai Indians' seven-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.</p>.<p>However during the initial part of KKR's innings, Tendulkar didn't sit in the dug-out outside the boundary line as it could have made Arjun conscious.</p>.<p>"Today, also I sat in dressing room as I didn't want him (Arjun) to move away from his plans and start looking at mega screen and suddenly realise that I am watching him, so I was inside."</p>.<p>For the father, it was an emotional journey as he recollected his 16-year association with the franchise -- six years as player and last 10 as a 'Mentor'.</p>.<p>"Different feeling because 2008 was first season for me and 16 years down the line, he plays for the same team, not bad," he concluded.</p>