Tendulkar kept practicing shots at night as 14 year-old, says Suru Nayak

Sachin Tendulkar's first roommate from his Ranji Trophy days, Suru Nayak, has revealed that the master blaster was always practicing shots in the night when he was 14 years old.

According to Gulf News, Nayak currently manages Cricket Operations for the BCCI.

He recalled the days when the young Tendulkar and he shared a room during the Ranji Trophy match against Baroda and though Tendulkar was selected at the age of 14, the selectors decided not to play him in the fast Moti Baug pitch since some of them felt he was too tiny and may not be able to play, the report said.

Nayak was the first to experience Tendulkar's restlessness at night, although he did have some idea that he may not be selected into the final eleven, the report added

He said that whenever he looked at Tendulkar, he was taking batting stances in the room and practicing different shots, adding that he used to find the cricketing icon fidgety at nights, and he was quite a restless boy.

Nayak further said that the sparkle in Tendulkar's eye, coupled with enthusiasm, was something special but still he did not know that the Mumbai boy would go on to become such a great batsman.