Dennis Lillee, the legendary Australian fast bowler, indeed suggested to Sachin Tendulkar that he should focus on batting rather than fast bowling. This happened during the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai when Lillee saw Sachin's natural batting talent. Ramakant Achrekar was his batting coach, Sunil Gavaskar was his idol, and Kapil Dev was an Indian fast bowler - none gave him this specific advice.