Overview
- Goa Cricket Association announced a 16-player Ranji squad on October 9 that does not include Arjun Tendulkar.
- The squad names Abhinav Tejrana as captain and confirms Dinesh Mongia as head coach with Krishna Rao as bowling coach.
- Tendulkar has been with Goa since 2022, scored a century on his Ranji debut and has roughly 24 first-class matches with about 685 runs and 50-plus wickets.
- He last played a Ranji match for Goa in late January 2026 against Kerala and missed the team's recent tour of Oman, but selectors have not cited injury or given any public reason for his omission.
- The Ranji Trophy is India's top domestic first-class competition so the exclusion reduces Arjun's immediate first-class playing opportunities and raises questions about selection transparency for Goa ahead of their opener against Baroda.