SRINAGAR: A cricket bat manufacturer in the Sangam area experienced a delightful surprise when
Sachin Tendulkar
and his family paid a visit to their manufacturing unit on Saturday.
Tendulkar, along with his wife Anjali and daughter Sara, made a stop at a unit located in Charsoo along the
Srinagar-Jammu highway
, where they engaged in conversations with the workers.
"We were busy making bats when a vehicle stopped at our gate. We were pleasantly surprised to find the Little Master and his family," Mohammad Shaheen Parray, owner of
MJ Sports
, told PTI over phone.
Parray mentioned that Tendulkar inspected the quality of cricket bats crafted from
Kashmir willow
.
"He stroked a few bats and was quite pleased with the quality. Tendulkar said he had come to compare the Kashmir willow bats with those made of
English willow
.
"We requested him to lend his voice in support of the local bats," Parray said, adding the batting maestro promised to support the Kashmir willow bats.
Parray said Tendulkar spent an hour at the manufacturing unit and interacted with a small bunch of fans.
(With PTI inputs)
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