This is indicated by the fact that Tendulkar on Thursday asked a leading sports good shop here to get him a heavy bat weighing 2.85 pound as against the 2.74 pound bat that he has been using for over a year since his tennis elbow injury suffered earlier apparently due to use of the heavier bat.

The owner of the Kolkata sports goods shop Somnath Dasgupta said three heavier bats have arrived for Tendulkar from the north Indian city of Meerut and already delivered to the batsman. The Little Master has preferred a heavy bat since his younger days but opted for a lighter one after the problem of tennis elbow.

Tendulkar, who had sprained his ankle during the nets two days back, returned to the practice session with other members of the Indian team for Bangladesh the very next day.