India, Dec. 29 -- If you're into cricket and scrolling through Instagram reels, chances are you'll come across a clip of a young batter matching Sachin Tendulkar shot for shot. The big red MRF sticker on his bat, the stance, the backlift, the guard, the tap on the pitch, the ultra-light pads - some of his shots are straight out of the Tendulkar playbook. Several 'lite' versions of Tendulkar have come and gone, but this one is as close and promising as it gets to perfection.

Meet Supresh Mugade, a 21-year-old budding batter from Mumbai, whose penchant to be like Tendulkar has made him an Instagram sensation. Sacrificing his own technique, he decided to bat exactly like Sachin, or at least mirror him, from a young age. Supresh was only nin...