Arjun Tendulkar has also met with Gerg Chappell on 4 April 2005. Pravin Barve the secretary of the MIG Cricket Club introduced Chappell to Arjun Tendulkar.
Greg Chappell, who was in Mumbai to launch a cricket coaching scheme for young cricketers, met the 5 year old Sachin’s son.
“Oh, is it Sachin’s son?” said Chappell. “Hey, little guy. What’s your name?”
The little guy, looking a little puzzled at the media crowd together and the 56-year-old stranger, spoke after some time, “Arjun.”
“Andrew?” asked a quite confused-sounding Chappell.
More confusion from Tendulkar junior’s end.
“Oh… Arjun,” Chappell corrected himself after some prompting.
Arjun then sat down with Chappell. “He has some queries for you,” someone told Chappell.
“Oh I don’t think he needs to answer me for his queries. He has the best batsman to get his answers,” answered Chappell at Arjun’s obviously confused stare.
Chappell asked, “So, do you bowl or bat like your dad?”
“Both.”
“Oh yes, you do? What’s your highest score? Maximum runs you’ve scored?”
Arjun replied . “Eight.”
“That’s fine. That’s good for a five-year-old. How did you score that 8? You hit boundaries or singles?”
“Fours,” Arjun answered quickly.
“And what is your favourite shot? The square cut, the pull and the cover drive?”
Things were getting technical for the people in the room, let alone a five-year-old who had yet to come to terms with the Australian accent.
“Six,” was Arjun’s monosyllabic answer.
“Okay, so it doesn’t matter how long you hit a six. Good!”
The media persons were taking too long to appear and Chappell and Arjun were running out of topics of chat, they decided it was time to say goodbye.
“He is a sharp guy, thinks much before speaking,” said Chappell. He then recalled that the first certified game of any sorts that he had played was at the age of 10.
