Mumbai, Mar 11
A apply video that his mother and father uploaded on social media led to a life-changing expertise for five-year-old Sachin Tendulkar fan S Okay Shahid, who not too long ago acquired to spend 5 days coaching with the maestro himself.
Shahid, whose father works in a hair salon, grew to become an web sensation not too long ago when a video of his batting coaching caught the eye of worldwide media and the late Shane Warne final month.
Warne, who handed away final week because of a suspected coronary heart assault, additionally wished him luck for the longer term.
It additionally caught the attention of the person Shahid idolises, the now-retired Tendulkar, and earlier than he knew it, the Kolkata-based boy discovered himself on the Tendulkar Middlesex World Academy right here with the long-lasting batter personally current to encourage him and even hand out some suggestions.
“My son is 5 years outdated. His function mannequin is Sachin Sir and it was his dream to see him. He desires to develop into a cricketer. Simply to see him was his dream, however what Sachin Sir did, even a thanks is much less,” Shahid’s father Shaikh Shamser stated.
“We had uploaded a video of Shahid on our Twitter deal with. This video was tweeted by Fox Cricket, which is an Australian channel.
“The channel tagged Tendulkar, former England captain Michael Vaughan and the late Shane Warne. We really feel that Tendulkar noticed this video after which a member of his workforce acquired in contact with us,” recalled Shaikh.
Tendulkar took care of all of the bills throughout Shahid and his household’s go to to Mumbai and organized for his or her keep at a guest-house.
Shahid’s father wished his son to get some skilled coaching and Tendulkar fulfilled that want too.
“He took us to the academy the place Shahid skilled for 5 days together with different actions together with swimming. We now have additionally been given a routine and a schedule, which we comply with at house,” Shaikh stated.
So what precisely did the grasp blaster inform Shahid?
“He gave recommendation on which balls to be performed on the back-foot, which balls to play on the front-foot, he confirmed that. Additionally they confirmed how catches are taken and after that, how the bat and grip is held,” Shaikh recalled.
“They confirmed us the whole lot. They even stated that the boy has pure expertise and he would go far. This all occurred not too long ago,” his father added referring to the journey to Mumbai final month.
Requested what’s subsequent for the boy, Shaikh stated they’re now trying to find membership the place the kid could be enrolled for skilled teaching.