Arjun Tendulkar: Test-like batting in ODI, gave away 326 runs for 1 wicket, Arjun Tendulkar failed in all 6 matches

Sanjeev Kumar

khelja|08-01-2026

What has Arjun Tendulkar done? (PC-PTI)

Arjun Tendulkar Runs-Wickets: The current season of Vijay Hazare Trophy was very bad for Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun Tendulkar. This left-handed all-rounder failed miserably with both ball and bat. Goa fielded Arjun in 6 out of 7 matches this season. He came to open batting and opening bowling but he failed in every match. Arjun's failure is also such that after such a performance it becomes difficult for any player to save his place in the team. Let us tell you how was Arjun's performance in Vijay Hazare?

Arjun Tendulkar failed with the bat

Arjun Tendulkar came to bat in 6 innings in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he remained unbeaten once but despite this his batting average was 11.6. This player scored only 58 runs. The amazing thing is that his strike rate in this ODI format tournament was 60.41. He could not hit a single six in the entire tournament and only 7 fours came off his bat.

Arjun failed in bowling also

Arjun Tendulkar also proved unsuccessful in bowling. This left arm fast bowler could take only one wicket in 6 matches. He conceded 326 runs in the entire tournament and his economy rate was 7.2 runs per over. Arjun also got the last wicket of the tournament in the last match against Maharashtra. This player dismissed Prithvi Shaw.

bad condition of goa

Goa team was in Group C of Vijay Hazare Trophy and it stood sixth in this group of 8 teams. Goa lost 4 out of 7 matches. The amazing thing is that Goa had won three consecutive matches in the first three matches but after that it had to face defeat in four consecutive matches and was out of the race for the quarter-finals. Goa lost matches to Mumbai, Uttarakhand, Punjab and finally Maharashtra.