An Indian schoolboy, whose name and insatiable appetite for runs bear a strong resemblance to superstar Sachin Tendulkar, is making waves in cricketing circles.
Rahul Tondulkar, like the original master, hails from cricket-crazy Mumbai and is a right-handed batsman who has already notched up record-breaking feats in schools cricket at the age of 14.
Last week, Tondulkar smashed an unbeaten 357 with 49 fours and three sixes for Sule Guruji School in a Harris Shield elite group match against St Francis school in the city.
It is the same tournament in which Tendulkar burst onto the scene as a 15-year-old in 1988 by making 326 not out in a world-record stand of 664 with childhood friend Vinod Kambli.
Kambli, whose tournament record of 349 not out was overtaken by Tondulkar, was delighted at another youngster posting a 300-plus score. Tendulkar, however, cautioned against putting the young lad under the media glare.
Tendulkar, preparing for this week's tour of Pakistan, is the world's most successful one-day batsman with 13,909 runs and 38 centuries. He also boasts a world-record 35 Test hundreds.
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