Watch: Tilak Varma calls Arjun Tendulkar 'yorker king' of Mumbai Indians, Tendulkar's response is witty

Arjun Tendulkar came up with a witty reply when teammate Tilak Verma praised him for defending 20 runs in the last over.

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Mumbai Indians (MI) have two exciting prospects in their team, Tilak Varma and Arjun Tendulkar. In their recent game against SunRisers Hyderabad, Tilak Verma played a crucial role by playing a cameo of 37 off 17 balls, while Arjun Tendulkar bowled a brilliant last over to defend 20 runs, taking his first IPL wicket in the process. Ahead of their next game against Punjab Kings, Tilak and Arjun indulged in an interesting conversation during their travel time.

In a video shared by MI on Twitter, Tilak praised Arjun as the "yorker king" of the team and asked the 23-year-old about his experience of handling the pressure of bowling the final over. Arjun replied, "Not much pressure because obviously 20 runs we should defend. I had practised so much and I was confident."

After bowling two overs at the start, MI captain Rohit Sharma gave Arjun the ball in the last over with SRH needing 20 runs to win. Arjun delivered a couple of yorkers and also took the wicket of Bhuvneshwar Kumar as his team won the match by 14 runs.

Here's the video shared by MI: 

Rohit Sharma praised Arjun for his performance against SRH, saying the medium pacer has clarity of thought when it comes to his bowling. "It's quite exciting to play with Arjun. Life has come a full circle. Arjun has been a part of this team for three years. He understands what he wants to do. He is quite confident as well. He is clear in his plans. He is trying to swing the new ball and bowl yorkers at the death."

This is Arjun's third year in the MI team, and Rohit is excited to play with him. Rohit also shared the Indian and MI dressing room with Arjun's father, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Rohit acknowledged the clarity of thought Arjun has in his bowling and his ability to swing the new ball and bowl yorkers at the death.

Tilak and Arjun are two exciting prospects for MI, and their performance in the last game has made them the talk of the town. As they prepare for their next game against Punjab Kings, the team and the fans are hoping for more exciting performances from these two youngsters.

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