All-rounder Arjun Tendulkar made his Ranji Trophy debut in the Elite Group C match against Rajasthan at the Goa Cricket Association﷽ Academy Grounꦺd in Porvorim on Tuesday, December 13.
Arjun, who shifted to Goa earlier this year after not getting enough chances to represent Mumbai, shined with the bat in his maiden innings, smashing a brilliant century. The 23-year-old walked in to bat at numb🍨er 7 and reached the triple-figure score off 178 deliveries.
With the century, Arjun also replicated his father Sachin Tendulkar‘s feat of scoring a century on a first-class debut. Exactly 34 years ago, Sachin had alജso smashed a ton on his Ranji Trophy debut agai🌊nst Gujarat at the Wankhede Stadium.
11 December 1988 – Sachin Tendulkar scores a century on Ranji Trophy debut
14 December 20ꦉ22 – Arjun Tendulkar scores a century on Ranji Trophy debut
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Speaking about the game, Goa, after being asked to bat first, have posted 410/5 in 140 overs going into the tea break on Day 2. Arjun was batting on 112 off 195 deliv🐲eries, with the help of 15 fours and a couple of sixes.
However, the chief architect behind Goa’s big total was Suyash Prabhudessai. He was unbeaten on 172 after fac🐠ing 357 balls. Both Arjun and Prabhudesai have managed to form a stunning partnership of 209 runs for the sixth wicket.
Notably, the Muꦜmbai Cricket Association (MCA) had given a No Objection Certificate 🅰(NoC) to Arjun, who applied for the same to represent Goa.
“He wanted to play for Goa in the forthcoming season, so he approached us. We told him to first get an NoC from MCA, which he got today. We will have his fitness and skill test going ahead. Like many players, Arjun wanted to play for Goa, but a process will be followed before we pick him,” Vipul Phadke, the Goa Cricket Association secret♚ary, had said in a statement.
