Srinagar, Feb 17: The visit by Sachin Tendulkar and his family to a cricket bat maker in the Sangam district of this city on Saturday was a welcome surprise. Tendulkar visited a Charsoo plant on the Srinagar-Jammu highway with his wife Anjali and daughter Sara, where they spoke with the workers. “A car pulled up to our gate as we were busily manufacturing bats. We were delighted to discover the Little Master and his family,” MJ Sports owner Mohammad Shaheen Parray said over the phone. According to Parray, Tendulkar examined the Kashmir willow bats’ quality.He was really happy with the quality after stroking a couple bats. Tendulkar claimed he had gone to make a comparison between English willow and Kashmir willow bats. Parray remarked, “We asked him to lend his voice in support of the local bats,” saying that the legendary batsman had pledged his support to the Kashmir willow bats. Tendulkar spoke with a small group of admirers for an hour at the manufacturing facility, according to Parray.
