A COUPLE of months in the past, a video clip did the rounds of Yograj Singh, the previous rapid bowler, actor and trainer, seeking to get his new cricket trainee to bounce the bhangra. On Wednesday, Yograj, who’s the daddy of former India superstar Yuvraj Singh, despatched that younger trainee a textual content from the United Kingdom the place he’s on a shoot. The gist: “Neatly batted son. Someday you’re going to be a super all-rounder. Mark my phrases.”
That trainee used to be none as opposed to 23-year-old Arjun Tendulkar, the son of Sachin Tendulkar. And Yograj’s message used to be for a novel milestone. Taking part in for Goa in Porvorim, Arjun had scored a century on his Ranji Trophy debut — similar to his father the entire long ago in 1988.
Recognized to were an especially difficult taskmaster whilst coaching his personal son Yuvraj to change into a world cricketer, Yograj says it used to be in September that he gained an surprising request.
“Within the first week of September, I were given a choice from Yuvi (Yuvraj), announcing, ‘Dad, Arjun can be in Chandigarh for 2 weeks and Sachin has asked when you have time to coach him’. How may I’ve mentioned no to Sachin, he’s like my elder son. However I had one situation. I advised Yuvi, ‘ my manner of coaching and I don’t need any person to intrude’,” Yograj advised The Indian Specific from Sheffield.
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On the time, Arjun had moved to Goa from Mumbai to get some “sport time” and used to be to consult with Chandigarh for the JP Atray event.
Consistent with Yograj, the 2 weeks that Arjun spent with him used to be like a boot camp: get up at 5 am, do a two-hour run adopted by means of a gymnasium consultation – and no lifting heavy weights. As an alternative, Arjun used to be advised to make use of his body weight workouts to tone his muscle tissue and scale back the risk of damage.
In Porvorim Wednesday, Arjun scored 120 off 207 deliveries in opposition to Rajasthan, sewing a 221-run partnership with teammate Suyash Prabhudessai, who hit 212 off 416 balls. Goa had been 493 for 8 at stumps as the sport’s 2nd day got here to an in depth. (Specific Picture)
“I had advised him that he will have to overlook he’s Sachin Tendulkar’s son for the following 15 days. I believe he used to be mollycoddled by means of coaches as a result of he’s Tendulkar’s son. I advised him that he must get out of his father’s shadow,” Yograj says.
Arjun “inspired” Yograj within the nets however now not together with his left-arm tempo. “Once I noticed him batting, I assumed this man can be a destroyer. I instantly gave comments to Sachin and Yuvraj. I referred to as Sachin and requested him why he didn’t focal point extra on Arjun’s batting,” says Yograj.
Quickly, Arjun were given to grasp what it takes to paintings with the trainer who is understood to have held a shoe in a single hand whilst coaching a tender Yuvraj. The method used to be no other, this time. In a single apply sport, Yograj says, Arjun used to be hit at the shin whilst bowling. A snappy consult with to the physician showed there used to be no fracture.
“He mentioned, ‘sir, I will be able to’t even stand’. I advised him to not concern,” says Yograj. “I advised him that with out swimming within the river of fireside, you’re going to by no means change into gold. I don’t know if it used to be out of anger or what however he began hitting the ball with such energy. Few of them went the entire solution to the skating rink and tennis court docket (adjoining to Yograj’s academy).”
In Porvorim Wednesday, Arjun scored 120 off 207 deliveries in opposition to Rajasthan, sewing a 221-run partnership with teammate Suyash Prabhudessai, who hit 212 off 416 balls. Goa had been 493 for 8 at stumps as the sport’s 2nd day got here to an in depth.
Later, he advised newshounds that he had waited for the precise alternatives to attain. Explaining his method, Arjun mentioned, “Simply get into the fundamentals. Give the primary hour to the bowlers and after I sustained the preliminary section, it used to be time to capitalise and get runs.”
Arjun additionally admitted: He had no concept that he had emulated his father.