Yograj Singh, the father of former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, believes that Arjun Tendulkar has the potential to become the next Chris Gayle and that dream can be fulfilled if Yuvraj helps him hone his skills.

Arjun, son of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, trained under Yograj nearly two years ago when he switched from Mumbai to Goa in the Ranji Trophy. The move worked wonders as the youngster smashed a century on his Ranji Trophy debut, but the partnership did not last long.

According to Yograj, the primary reason for the separation was the fear that Arjun's achievements would be attributed to his training.

"Okay, Sachin's son, he comes here for 12 days, scores a 100," Yograj said on 'Unfiltered by Samdish'.

"When he scored a hundred on debut and then returned to IPL, then people were afraid, what if his (Arjun's) name gets stuck with me? Do you understand what I mean?" he said.

"So people are afraid of getting a tag behind their name," he added.

"I told Yuvi - Sachin ko bolo - leave him with me for a year and see what happens," he concluded.

Meanwhile, Yuvraj's contribution to the rise of young Indian batters like Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill is well documented.

"Regarding Arjun, I said, focus less on his bowling and more on his batting. But if Yuvraj and Sachin are so close that he 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," he said in an interaction with CricketNext.

Arjun last played competitive cricket in December for Goa in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. A month earlier, he took his first five-wicket haul in First-Class cricket, getting 5 wickets for 25 runs against Arunachal in the Ranji Trophy. This was after he had figures of 4 wickets for 81 runs against Sikkim. Arjun has played six matches for the Mumbai Indians.

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