Watch: Sachin Tendulkar visits cricket bat factory in Kashmir

Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar visited a cricket bat manufacturing factory in south Kashmir's Awantipora on Saturday. He was accompanied by his wife Anjali and daughter Sara. Sachin interacted with workers of the factory and also posed for photographs. Anjali and Sara Tendulkar were seen posing with bats.

"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 said Tendulkar checked the quality of the bats made of 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