All-rounder Arjun Tendulkar, son of legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, is all set to return to domestic cricket. Arjun is in Goa’s squad for the Ranji Trophy salary league final against Nagaland.
The match is being played at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima. Tendulkar was earlier dropped from Goa’s squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. However, the left-hander is back in the red cricket team.
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Arjun Tendulkar in Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Plate League
Arjun Tendulkar took 16 wickets in the four matches he played in this Ranji Trophy season for Goa. All these matches were from the Plate League tournament. The left-arm pacer averages 18.18 with the ball and is ninth in the league’s top wicket-takers list.
Goa qualified for the finals by finishing on top of the players’ table by winning all five matches. Meanwhile, Nagaland finished second with 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.
Apart from taking wickets, Tendulkar scored 51 runs in three innings at an average of 17. The youngster initially played a few matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy but was dropped after some poor attacks with the ball.
Arjun Tendulkar’s figures in domestic cricket
Arjun Tendulkar hails from Mumbai but joined Goa ahead of the 2022-23 season. Ranji Trophy. Since then, he has been an integral part of Goa’s teams across all formats and has played a key role for the country with both ball and bat.
Arjun can move the new ball both ways and is a generally useful cricketer. He has played 17 first-class matches so far and picked up 37 wickets at an average of 33.51 with 1 five-wicket haul to his name.
He also made a crucial contribution with the bat and scored 532 runs at an average of 23.13 with a best of 120. Tendulkar played 18 List A matches and 24 T20s. He has taken 25 wickets in List A cricket and 27 wickets in T20 cricket.
Arjun Tendulkar in IPL 2025
Meanwhile, Arjun Tendulkar will be playing in the upcoming Indian Premier League season for Mumbai Indians. Arjun has been linked with Mumbai since the beginning and was signed by the franchise for INR 30 lakh in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
It went unsold in the first round, but MI bid on it in the last few minutes of the auction. Arjun has played five matches in the IPL so far and has taken 3 wickets at an average of 38 and an economy rate of 9.36.
He has been in Mumbai for a long time but is yet to perform regularly for the franchise. The youngster will be hoping to get some regular opportunities to stake his claim in the league. However, it seems difficult considering the amount of competition in the IPL.
