Delhi: In one of the matches of the Ranji Trophy round starting from November 13, Goa defeated Arunachal Pradesh by a huge margin of innings and 551 runs in two days in Porvorim of the Plate Group. Despite this big win and a partnership of more than 600 runs in Goa's innings, no one paid attention to another good performance. This record was made by Arjun Tendulkar and he recorded figures of 5-25 in the first innings while dismissing Arunachal for just 84. The special thing is that Arjun made a record of 5 wickets for the first time in Ranji Trophy. Arunachal did not get any wicket in the second innings of 92 runs.
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Arjun's bowling record in first class cricket now stands at 37 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 33.51. Taking 5 wickets for the first time in first class cricket is a big and memorable achievement for any bowler, just like scoring the first 100 for a batsman.
Whenever Arjun Tendulkar's cricket career is discussed, it is said that he was never able to show his true talent and the biggest role in this was the pressure of the name 'Tendulkar' which is the hallmark of great performances. That's why the advice for Arjun was to avoid his father's shadow and identity on the cricket ground. This could not happen in Mumbai, so he got transferred to Goa for Ranji Trophy. Made his first Ranji Trophy 100 while playing for Goa and now a record of 5 wickets.
Took a record 5 wickets for Goa in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season and also recorded his best bowling figures. The record made with this is that Arjun's name has come in the list of those players who scored 100 in first class cricket and also took 5 wickets. The special thing is that such a record is not even in the name of Sachin Tendulkar. In comparison, Sachin will always be considered a better batsman and bowler than Arjun, but Sachin took 71 wickets in 310 first class matches (at an average of 61.74 and 25000+ runs including 81 centuries) but never took more than 3 wickets in a match. . His best bowling performance was 3/10. On the other hand, Arjun Tendulkar has taken 37 wickets with 532 runs in 17 first class matches.
Will this form shown in Ranji Trophy be of any benefit to Arjun Tendulkar in the IPL mega auction? In IPL, he has been with Mumbai Indians since 2021 but has played only in 2023 and 2024 seasons and has taken 3 wickets in 5 matches.
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