Yograj Singh has praised Arjun Tendulkar, son of former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who played as an opening batsman for Goa. He has claimed that keeping his bowling aside, he is a batsman who does it just like his father.
Former Indian cricketer Yograj Singh has said that all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar, son of legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, has been criminally overlooked for his batting ability in the domestic leagues. He has played most of his career as a bowling all-rounder.
Yograj Singh said, “I also told him that he is an excellent batsman.”
Yograj Singh has revealed that Arjun Tendulkar has tremendous ability with the bat and has described his batting ability and talent as that of his father, the great Sachin Tendulkar.
“You are only focused on his bowling. What are you doing? What has happened? There are so many coaches; what are they doing? He is basically a batsman. When he came to me, he was there for about 12-13 days. I welcomed him. He asked me to take care of him, and I told him not to worry,” Yograj Singh said in an interview with Ravish Bisht.
“One day, he was hit by a ball and we took him to the doctor, and he was fine. So, I asked him to wear his pads to do some batting. He told me that they don’t focus on his batting. So, I said we’ll see because I hadn’t seen him bat before. In the nets, he was hitting boundaries all over the place, and then I questioned his coach why he wasn’t allowed to bat. I also told him that he was a batsman of great quality. He is batting just like his father used to do,” he continued.
Arjun Tendulkar traded to Lucknow Supergiants for IPL 2026
Arjun Tendulkar played 5 innings for Goa in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he managed to score just 70 runs at an average of 14. He was once given a chance to play at no. 9 for Mumbai Indians against Gujarat Titans, when he managed to score 13 runs.
After not playing a single game in the entire 2025 IPL season, Arjun Tendulkar was traded to Lucknow Super Giants in exchange for Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur. The trade of Arjun Tendulkar was completed ahead of the 2026 retention deadline.
He is playing for Goa in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and will next be seen in the fifth round of the tournament against Uttarakhand on Saturday, January 3.
Arjun Tendulkar’s domestic statistics
Arjun Tendulkar made his domestic debut for Goa during the 2022 Ranji Trophy season after making his T20 debut for Mumbai in 2021. Having played 22 matches in first-class cricket, he has scored 620 runs at an average of 21.37 and has one century and two half-centuries to his name. While he is on the verge of completing 50 wickets in red-ball cricket.
Playing in List A cricket, he has played 21 matches and scored 146 runs at an average of 18.25 and taken 25 wickets for Goa. While he has played T20 for both Mumbai and Goa and has scored 189 runs with 35 wickets in 29 matches.
The batsman has played for Goa in the ongoing edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and scored 24 while opening the innings against Mumbai before being dismissed by captain Shardul Thakur.
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