Arjun Tendulkar drew praise for his spectacular bowling performance in the 20th over against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. 

Arjun TendulkarThe all-rounder held his nerves and executed immaculate yorkers at the right time to keep the SRH batters silent. He gave away only five runs and also took his first IPL wicket by dismissing Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

In the end, Mumbai Indians won the game by 14 runs against the Sunrisers. After the game, several fans heaped praise on Arjun Tendulkar for the way he approached himself.

Former SRH coach Tom Moody says Arjun Tendulkar is certainly not a death-over specialist

Meanwhile, former Sunrisers Hyderabad's coach, Tom Moody reacted to Arjun Tendulkar's last over spell against the Sunrisers. Tom Moody added that Arjun Tendulkar is certainly not a death-over specialist. 

While talking to ESPNCricinfo after the game on Tuesday night, Tom Moody said that the decision to hand the ball to Arjun Tendulkar must have actually put both, the bowler and skipper Rohit Sharma under tremendous pressure.

"If you assess him purely on execution, he got it right. He got his line right, he bowled the side of the field that he was looking at, he got his length right, he got the number of deliveries close to yorker. It would've put him, as well as Rohit, in enormous pressure, because he (Rohit) wouldn't have been planning at the beginning of the innings that Arjun Tendulkar was going to be one of his death bowlers. He has clearly got a role in that side which is to bowl with a new ball, which he has done twice now," Tom Moody said. 

Arjun Tendulkar made his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. He didn't make an impact in his debut match but he certainly made his presence count in the second game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad where he registered 1/18 in 2.5 overs and had an economy rate of 6.50.

“I see his role potentially in the middle overs somewhere, if the timing is right. But certainly not a specialist at death. Having said that, he can walk away with that performance holding his head held high. He had tail to bowl to, had 20 runs, but we have seen going that pear-shaped as well. So, he has done well,” Tom Moody said.