Former India cricketer Yograj Singh has made a big claim about Arjun Tendulkar, stating that son of legendary maestro Sachin Tendulkar is being coached incorrectly.

Yograj also suggested that while a lot of focus has been put on his bowling, Arjun is actually a proper batter.

During a recent interview, Yograj opened up on his chat with Arjun, claiming that the all-rounder didn't get ample opportunities to bat before he came to his academy for a camp.

The 67-year-old revealed that after honing batting skills in his academy for about a week or so, Arjun went on to slam a century on his Ranji Trophy debut.

"They are focusing on his bowling; I don't know what is wrong with the coaches. Basically, he is a batter. When he came to my academy for a camp, I was asked to take care of him. One day, he was hit by a ball and I took him to the hospital. He was fine after that. I told him to put on his pads, but he said that they don't give him the chance to bat," Yograj said on Ravishh Bisht's YouTube channel.

Yograj also claimed that he had requested the Mumbai Indians management to let Arjun open in a few games, but his suggestion was not considered.

"I told him that I had never seen him bat, so we went to the indoor nets. He was on fire, hitting balls all across the park. I asked his coach, 'Why don't you give him the chance to bat?' but he was making excuses. I also told him that he is a proper batter and he plays like his father. So, Arjun batted at my academy for a week and went on to score a hundred in the Ranji Trophy days later. Even when he was playing for Mumbai Indians, I had asked the management to make him open for a few games, but they didn't listen," he added.

Arjun Tendulkar hit a hundred for Goa on his Ranji Trophy debut in December 2022 to emulate a feat achieved by his father, Sachin Tendulkar in 1988 against Gujarat.