‘I bet he will become the next Chris Gayle’ – Yograj Singh makes bold claims on Arjun Tendulkar’s batting prowess
Former Indian cricketer and Yuvraj Singh’s father, Yograj Singh, recently revealed that Sachin Tendulkar’s son, Arjun Tendulkar, stands a real chance of transforming into the ‘next Chris Gayle’ if he is trained by the India stalwart middle-order batter. Arjun, who was reacquired by Mumbai Indians ahead of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League,…
Former Indian cricketer and Yuvraj Singh’s father, Yograj Singh, recently revealed that Sachin Tendulkar’s son, Arjun Tendulkar, stands a real chance of transforming into the ‘next Chris Gayle’ if he is trained by the India stalwart middle-order batter.
Arjun, who was reacquired by Mumbai Indians ahead of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League, is yet to feature in a game for the joint-most successful franchise. Arjun trained under Yograj’s guidance after he made a switch to represent Goa in domestic cricket.
“With regard to Arjun, I said, focus less on his bowling and more on his batting. But if Yuvraj – he and Sachin are so close – takes Sachin’s son under his wings for three months, I bet he will become the next Chris Gayle. Often it happens that a fast bowler, if they undergo a stress fracture, cannot bowl as effectively. I think that Arjun should be handed over to Yuvraj for a while,” shared Yograj in a conversation with CricketNext.
The former India pacer brought up an interesting tale of Abhishek Sharma, when the Punjab Cricket Association had classified him as a bowler during the SRH opener’s formative years in professional cricket.
“We had asked a list of Abhishek Sharma’s performances from the PCA and the coaches. Do you know what they said? ‘Sir, he is a bowler. He bowls’. Yuvi said, ‘You just look at his performance records.’ So, when we saw the record, Abhishek already had 24 hundreds. Yuvi said, ‘Why are you giving wrong information? Why? This man has made 24 centuries’. This was six or seven years ago,” Yograj was quoted as saying by News18 Punjab.
“And when Yuvi sent that record to me, he said, ‘Papa, look at this player.’ I said, ‘Look, this is all about sharing information. This is the problem; some people want to finish the player out of jealousy instead of making their own career,” he added.
Arjun’s services were secured by MI in 2021 itself. However, an injury sidelined him from the tournament. He went onto make his IPL debut in the 2023 season. Up until now, he has played five games in the IPL. Arjun last represented Goa in the 2024-25 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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