Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar visited bat-manufacturing unit in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on February 17.
On his personal trip to Kashmir, the former cricketer along with his wife Anjali and daughter Sara Tendulkar went to MJ Sports, a bat manufacturing factory, in the district.
Tendulkar took keen interest in the process adopted by the local unit to make bats. He inspected the raw clefts undergoing seasoning ahead of the final process. He also indulged in bat knocking to check on the quality of seasoned cleft. He was briefed by the manufacturers about the bat industry of Kashmir. The cricketer was seen interacting with locals and posing for selfies, besides savouring local tea.