&ldquo;Though he is a much better player now, he needs to work harder. <img alt="Nandu Natekar and Aditya Mehta " src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/sep/Nandu-Natekar.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 385px;" /> Chief guest Nandu Natekar (left) with Aditya Mehtau00a0 He is a player who will be in the top 16 and we will be felicitating him probably five years from now when he comes back as the world No 1 in professional snooker,&rdquo; said the two-time Asian Snooker champion (1989, 2001) on the young cueist, who was awarded the best sportsman of the year at the Sports Journalists&rsquo; Association of Mumbai (SJAM) awards at Cricket Club of India (CCI) yesterday. Drawing parallels with cricket&rsquo;s batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, Merchant said: &ldquo;Aditya (like Tendulkar) also grew up from the junior ranks. I have seen him when he was playing junior events. He was not a talented youngster, but he has worked his way up. He actually epitomises perseverance.&rdquo;u00a0

Snooker stalwart Yasin Merchant, the former Asian champion hopes that World Games gold medallist Aditya Mehta will be the best professional snooker player in the near future.

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