Calcutta/ New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar himself was a child prodigy and it didn't take him long to gauge Prithvi Shaw's immense talent.

So much so that he told a eight-year-old Prithvi that no coach should change his natural technique.

"I asked him not to change his grip or stance, irrespective of any future instructions from his coaches. If anyone asks you to do so, tell them to come talk to me. Coaching is good, but overcooking a player with tweaks is not," Sachin said on his app '100MB'.

"It is so important not to change anything when you see such a special player. It is God's gift to have a complete package," Sachin added.

Shaw has been included in India's Test squad for the final two Tests and Sachin is happy that he saw the spark when he watched the eight-year-old bat for the first time.

"Around 10 years ago, one of my friends asked me to take a look at the young Prithvi. He asked me analyse his game and give him some advice. I had a session with him and gave couple of pointers on how to improve his game," Sachin said.

Reminiscing watching Shaw, who barely reached the stumps, Sachin later told his friend: "Are you watching? That's a future India player".

The 18-year-old Prithvi, who had captained India U-19 to World Cup triumph earlier this year, has scored 1418 runs in 14 first-class games with an average of 56.72 and seven centuries.

Shaw scored 188 in a first-class game against West Indies A in Beckenham and recently scored 136 against South Africa A in Bangalore as well.

Shaw has had received extreme amount of help from India U-19 and A coach Rahul Dravid and that showed in the IPL as well. Shaw was impressive with the bat while opening the batting for Delhi DareDevils and scored 222 runs in nine matches.

Recently, Sunil Gavaskar heaped praises on the youngster. "He (Prithvi Shaw) has certainly done very well. I think he should be on the selection committee's radar. He could be on the flight to Australia."