Arjun Tendulkar dropped from Goa squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy in a huge setback

Allrounder Arjun Tendulkar has been dropped from Goa's squad for the upcoming matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. Tendulkar has been a regular part of Goa's red-ball squad but was dropped after the team's first three matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Tendulkar played all three matches of the tournament so far but hasn't looked in great form with the bat and ball. The left-arm seamer has an economy rate of over six runs per over and has not been consistent with his lines and lengths.

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Arjun Tendulkar dropped from the Goa squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy

Arjun Tendulkar made a return 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 win by 27 runs after posting 371-4 on the board after the first innings. However, he had a disappointing game with the ball against Haryana in the next game as he returned 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 clinch an easy win over Manipur. However, he was dropped for the remaining matches of the tournament.

Goa in a good position to reach the next round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy

Goa is currently in the second spot in Group A with two wins and one defeat. They are just behind Gujarat in the points table who are at the top 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 team and played four games this season. He took a five-wicket haul in his previous Ranji Trophy match and is likely to be a part of the squad for the plate league final against Nagaland.

Tendulkar picked up 16 wickets in four matches of the plate league at an average of 18.18 with a best of 5-25. He also scored 51 runs at an average of 17 with the best of 42.

Arjun Tendulkar to prepare for IPL 2025

Arjun Tendulkar is the son of legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. He will feature in the IPL 2025 for Mumbai Indians after being signed by the franchise for his base price of INR 20 lakhs.

Arjun will prepare for the IPL after the end of the Ranji Trophy campaign. He went unsold in the accelerated round but Mumbai Indians picked him up at the dying stages of the auction.

He has been with MI since IPL 2021. Arjun made his IPL debut in 2023. He has played five IPL matches so far with 3 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 38.00 and an economy rate of 9.37.