S Madan Lal, who was Team India's coach on the 1996-97 tour of West Indies, expressed surprise at then skipper Sachin Tendulkar's revelation that he thought about quitting the sport following devastating defeats on that tour.


S Madan Lal with Sachin Tendulkar 

"Yes, I am a bit surprised by this, but Sachin was devastated after those losses," Madan Lal told mid-day yesterday after being informed about Tendulkar's views in his to-be-released autobiography, excerpts of which were released to PTI.