Arjun Tendulkar is in bad shape. (Photo- PTI)
Currently, the 5th round matches are being played in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season. Where the teams of Saurashtra and Goa are face to face. In this match, a strong start was seen from Saurashtra. Saurashtra won the toss and decided to bat first and put a big score on the board. Saurashtra team managed to score 585 runs at the loss of 7 wickets and decided to declare the innings. During this time, the bad condition of Arjun Tendulkar was seen. He was the second highest run scoring bowler for Goa.
Arjun Tendulkar’s bad condition
In this match, the command of Goa’s bowling was in the hands of Arjun Tendulkar. He also started with the new ball. But he could not do anything special. Arjun Tendulkar bowled 29 overs and took only 1 wicket. During this period he spent 145 runs with an economy of 5. Saurashtra’s young batsman Jai Gohil scored the most runs against Arjun Tendulkar. Jai Gohil faced 24 balls of Arjun and scored 35 runs. During this, Arjun Tendulkar also hit 6 fours and 1 six.
Let us tell you, the Ranji career of Arjun Tendulkar and Jai Gohil started together. Both the players played their debut match in 2022. While Arjun Tendulkar had a century in his Ranji debut, Saurashtra batsman Jai Gohil caught everyone’s attention by scoring a double century. He scored 227 runs in 246 balls against Assam and became the first player from Saurashtra to score a double century in a debut Ranji match.
Jai Gohil’s career
24 year old Jai Gohil has so far played 16 First Class, 14 List A and 23 T20 matches. In first class cricket, he has scored more than 650 runs with the help of 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries. At the same time, in List A he has scored 381 runs at an average of 31.75. He also has 319 runs in his name in T20. At the same time, in the first innings of this match against Goa, he played a brilliant inning of 68 runs on 97 balls. Which included 11 fours and 1 six.