Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun Tendulkar will be seen in action on the field once again. A few days ago Arjun got engaged and after that he will return to the field. Arjun has been selected in the Goa squad for Ranji Trophy 2025-26 and will be seen playing for this team from October 15.
Arjun is a regular player for Goa and is set to play his first senior match in 2025. He has not played any domestic matches since December 2024. Arjun was a part of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025, but remained on the bench. He played for Goa in the pre-season matches, but records from those matches do not count. Arjun played his last first-class match in November 2024 against Arunachal Pradesh.
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For the opening match vs Chandigarh (Oct 15-18, GCA Ground, Porvorim), Deepraj Gaonkar will lead the side.
Full squad includes Arjun Tendulkar, Lalit Yadav (VC), and more.… pic.twitter.com/tM0TSqrsPp
He played his last List A match in December 2024. He played three T20 matches for Goa in the 2024-25 season. Arjun moved to Goa ahead of the 2022-23 season and has played all three formats for the team. The 26-year-old player has scored 37 wickets and 532 runs in 17 first-class matches. He started his Ranji Trophy career with a century against Rajasthan.
Goa's team became the plate group champions in the 2024-25 season and now this team has become a part of the elite group. They will begin their campaign on October 15 against Chandigarh. After this, the team will face Karnataka, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Saurashtra, Maharashtra and Kerala.
Goa Squad: Deepraj Gaonkar (Captain), Lalit Yadav (Vice-Captain), Suyash Prabhudesai, Manthan Khutkar, Darshan Mishal, Mohit Redkar, Samar Dubashi, Heramb Parab, Vikas Singh, Vishes Prabhudesai, Ishaan Gadekar, Kashyap Bakhale, Rajshekhar Harikant, Arjun Tendulkar, Abhinav Tejrana
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