All-rounder Arjun Tendulkar has been withdrawn from Goa's squad for the upcoming 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy matches. Tendulkar was a regular part of Goa's red-ball side but was dropped after the team's first three matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Tendulkar has played all the three matches of the tournament so far but has not looked in great form with the bat and the ball. The left-arm cutter has an economy rate of over six runs per over and has been inconsistent with his lines and lengths.
Arjun Tendulkar has dropped the Goa squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy
Arjun Tendulkar returned to Goa's white-ball squad with the Vijay Hazare Trophy after being left out of the team's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy squad earlier. He started the 50-over campaign with a brilliant performance of 3-61 against Odisha in a high-scoring game.
Tendulkar was the pick of the bowlers for Goa and helped his team to a 27-run win after posting 371-4 on the board after the first innings. However, he had a disappointing performance with the ball against Haryana in the next game as he returned with 0-35 in five overs.
In Goa's third match, Arjun Tendulkar finished with 1-40 in seven overs. He also scored 26 off 24 balls with the bat to help Goa to an easy win against Manipur. However, he was dropped for the rest of the matches in the tournament.
Goa in a good position to reach the next round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy
Goa are currently second in Group A with two wins and one loss. They are just behind Gujarat in the points table, who are leading with three wins in a row. Goa are looking good to qualify for the next round, but it remains to be seen if Arjun Tendulkar gets another chance to play in the tournament.
Arjun is a regular part of Goa's Ranji Trophy squad and has played four matches this season. He took five wickets in his previous Ranji Trophy match and is likely to be part of the squad for the plate league final against Nagaland.
Tendulkar picked up 16 wickets in four plate league matches at an average of 18.18 with a best of 5-25. He also scored 51 runs at an average of 17 with a best of 42.
Arjun Tendulkar is gearing up for IPL 2025
Arjun Tendulkar is the son of legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. He will feature in IPL 2025 for Mumbai Indians after being signed by the franchise for his base price of INR 20 lakhs.
Arjun will gear up for the IPL after the Ranji Trophy campaign ends. He went unsold in the accelerated round, but the Mumbai Indians picked him up in the final phase of the auction.
He is with MI from IPL 2021. Arjun made his IPL debut in 2023. So far he has played five IPL matches with 3 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 38.00 and an economy rate of 9.37.