Arjun Tendulkar, son of former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, got engaged to Saaniya Chandok, granddaughter of Mumbai businessman Ravi Ghai, on Wednesday, according to a report in India Today. The intimate ceremony was attended only by close family and friends.
The Ghai family is prominent in the hospitality and food sectors, owning the InterContinental hotel and the ice cream brand Brooklyn Creamery.
Neither the Tendulkar family nor the Ghai family has released an official statement regarding the engagement. In fact, Arjun’s last Instagram story was of him undergoing bowling practice, which was shared earlier in the day and captioned: “Just cricket ground.” His last post on the social media page was his Rakshabandhan celebration with Sara, where he attempted to apply makeup on her sister. The fun clip was captioned: “Happy Rakshabandhan from this chaotic duo.”
Sachin too got married at a young age. He had, in fact, asked Anjali’s mother, Annabelle Mehta, for her daughter’s hand in marriage when he was only 19 years old. However, he waited till 1995—when he was 22—to tie the knot.
Arjun, 25, is a left-arm fast-bowling all-rounder who represents Goa in domestic cricket. In 17 First Class matches, he has taken 37 wickets at 33.51 and scored 532 runs at 23.13. The run tally includes a century, which came on his first-class debut in the Ranji Trophy for Goa against Rajasthan in 2022. This milestone mirrored his father’s own achievement of scoring a century on his Ranji debut 34 years prior, playing for Mumbai against Gujarat in 1988.
In 18 List A games, he claimed 25 wickets at 31.32 and scored 102 runs in 10 innings. In 24 T20 matches, he has 27 scalps at 25.07 and 119 runs in 11 innings.
He has also played for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Bought in the 2021 IPL auction for his base price of INR 20 lakh, he made his debut in 2023 against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Arjun picked up his first wicket in a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, dismissing Bhuvneshwar Kumar in a 14-run win. He took two more wickets in IPL 2023 and was retained by Mumbai for the 2024 season. Overall, he has played just five matches for the team—four in IPL 2023 and one in the following year. He was released by the franchise ahead of the 2025 season but was brought back for INR 30 lakh at the mega auction.
Saaniya hails from one of Mumbai’s most prominent business families and is known for maintaining a low public profile.