Yograj Singh, who is often in the headlines for his brutal comments, has given another bold statement. Yograj’s latest comment is related to Arjun Tendulkar, who is the son of the legendary India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.
In his recent comments, Yograj Singh claims to make Arjun Tendulkar the world’s best batter in just six months. The statement comes as a surprising one given Arjun is a bowling allrounder and is not a regular batter.
Even when he is playing domestic cricket. Arjun doesn’t bat over No. 7. But Yograj is confident about his batting abilities and labelled him as a batting allrounder. He even claimed that the youngster is wasting his time in bowling.
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Yograj Singh makes a bold claim on Arjun Tendulkar’s batting ability
During an interview on Taruwar Kohli’s YouTube channel, Yograj Singh gave a bold statement that he can make Arjun Tendulkar the world’s greatest batter in half a year if he trains with him. He also recalled how Arjun scored a hundred after spending 12 days coaching with him.
“If Arjun Tendulkar comes to me now, I will make him the world’s greatest batter in six months. No one knows the potential he has with the bat. He was with me for 12 days, he scored a century in the Ranji Trophy,” said Yograj.
The former India player further recalled when his son Yuvraj Singh and Sachin Tendulkar decided to leave Arjun under his wings. He lauded the youngster’s batting credentials and asked him not to waste time in bowling.
“Sachin (Tendulkar) and Yuvraj (Singh) told me to take Arjun Tendulkar under my wings. He stayed here with me for 10-12 days. I thought, ‘he is such a great batter. Why are you wasting him in bowling?’ As a batting all-rounder, he will be fine,” he added.
Arjun Tendulkar’s first-class numbers
Yograj Singh runs his own cricket academy where he trains the country’s budding cricketing talents. He is known as a hard taskmaster who doesn’t get satisfied if a job is left incomplete.
Arjun Tendulkar also trained with Yograj for a few days before representing Goa in domestic cricket. It is believed that Yograj Singh agreed to train Arjun after he was requested by legendary India allrounder Yuvraj Singh and Sachin Tendulkar himself.
Arjun has played 17 first-class matches so far and picked up 37 wickets at an average of 33.51. With the bat, the left-hander has scored 532 runs at an average of 23.13 with 1 hundred and 2 fifties.
Arjun Tendulkar in IPL
Arjun is currently in the IPL where he is a part of the Mumbai Indians squad. He was signed by the franchise for a base price of INR 30 lakh in the IPL 2025 mega auction. He joined Mumbai Indians in 2021 but got his IPL debut in 2023.
He has played five matches in the IPL and picked up 3 wickets at an average of 38 and an economy rate of 9.36. He didn’t play Mumbai’s opening game of IPL 2025 against Chennai Super Kings but could get a game later in the season.
