Chevy Cruze Starting Problem after Short Distance Drive

Guys,

I found another problem in one of my friend's Chevrolet Cruze car. After short distance travel, I parked the car on parking area, switched off the engine, went to a shop to purchase some items. I came back after spending couple of minutes inside the shop, got inside the car nad tried to start car's engine to reach my destination quickly. Unfortunately, car didn't get start even after trying 10 times. All the gauges in the dashboard were working fine. A bystander told me that it could be a battery problem. I kept the car idle for 15 minutes, tried again to start her nad succeeded. What could be the problem? This problem occurs only when try to start the engine from rest after short distance drive. There is no problem to start the car on early morning. I searched internet to get some tips to solve the problem. However, I would like to know CR4 gurus opinion on this issue before going to meet an experienced auto electrician in a reputed car clinic. I need some relevant information; otherwise auto electricians in my location may even try to dismantle the whole engine in an attempt to squeeze out more money from my pocket.