'He can be'... - Yograj Singh drops bombshell prediction about Arjun Tendulkar future
Unlike Sachin, Arjun prepares himself mainly as a bowling all-rounder. Being a child of a sports legend, Arjun had to handle a lot of pressure when he first stepped onto the field in the Mumbai Indians' blue and gold jersey in IPL 2023.
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Yuvraj Singh's father, Yograj Singh, has made a huge claim about Arjun Tendulkar's future. Arjun Tendulkar, son of legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Yograj believes if his son, Yuvraj Singh, coached Arjun, then junior Tendulkar could be the next Chris Gayle.
Unlike Sachin, Arjun prepares himself mainly as a bowling all-rounder. Being a child of a sports legend, Arjun had to handle a lot of pressure when he first stepped onto the field in the Mumbai Indians' blue and gold jersey in IPL 2023.
The left-handed bowler and batter, now 25, so far his career trajectory is pretty underwhelming. He didn't prove his talent enough with Mumbai Indians and in the domestic circuit as well. In 5 matches for the Mumbai-based franchise, he took only 3 wickets and claimed 13 runs in one inning.
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Keeping an eye on Arjun Tendulkar's career, Yograj Singh predicted the career path can be changed drastically if his son takes the charge. For example, Yograj said about Abhishek Sharma, who was scouted by Yuvraj. Taking one step further, Yograj even said that Arjun can be transformed from a bowler to the next Chris Gayle.
"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 he undergoes a stress fracture, cannot bowl as effectively. I think that Arjun should be handed over to Yuvraj for a while," Yograj Singh said in an interview.
Yograj Singh said about Abhishek Sharma's early days
Yograj revealed how Yuvi scouted Sharma from age group tournaments arranged by the Punjab Cricket Association.
"When we asked about 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 informed.
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