On the festive occasion of Gudi Padwa, the iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar took to his official social media platforms to share his warm wishes. He expressed, “तुम्हाला व कुटूंबियांना, गुडीपाडवा व मराठी नववर्षाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा…हे नववर्ष, आनंद, सुख, समृद्धीचे जावो, हीच प्रार्थना करतो” (Wishing you and your family a very happy Gudi Padwa and Marathi New Year…May this New Year be filled with joy, happiness, and prosperity). The heartfelt message was shared on his Instagram account.
In recent news, Sachin’s son, Arjun Tendulkar, recently tied the knot with Saaniya Chandhok, who is the granddaughter of Mumbai businessman Ravi Ghai. Arjun, who plays domestic cricket for Goa, has also been associated with the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ahead of the next IPL season, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have welcomed Arjun into their squad.
Under the leadership of wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, LSG is gearing up for the tournament that kicks off on March 28. The opening match will feature the reigning champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), facing off against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. LSG’s campaign will officially begin with a match against the Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 1 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground in Lucknow.
**IPL 2026 Team Squads:**
**Lucknow Super Giants:** Mitchell Marsh, Mohammed Shami, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anrich Nortje, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Aiden Markram, Avesh Khan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Himmar Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Josh Inglis (WK), M Siddharth, Moshin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Arjun Tendulkar, Akash Singh, Abdul Samad, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Mayank Yadav, M Choudhary (WK), Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi.
**Delhi Capitals:** David Miller, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, KL Rahul (WK), Karun Nair, Axar Patel (C), Ben Duckett (WK), Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana, Kyle Jamieson, Lungi Ngidi, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Pathum Nissanka, Ajay Mandal, Prithvi Shaw, Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel (WK), Vipraj Nigam, Tripurana Vijay, Sahil Parakh, Madhav Tiwari.