Internet sensation SK Shahid trains with Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar with SK Shahid

A pratice video that his parents uploaded on social media led to a life-changing experience for five-year-old Sachin Tendulkar fan SK Shahid, who recently got to spend five days training with the maestro himself.

Shahid, whose father works in a hair salon, became an internet sensation recently when a video of his batting practice caught the attention of international media, including Shane Warne, last month. Warne, who passed away last week after a suspected heart attack, also wished the boy luck for his future.

The clip also caught the eye of the man Shahid idolises, the now-retired Tendulkar, and before he knew it, the Kolkata-based kid found himself at the Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy with the iconic batter personally present to encourage him and even hand out some tips.

Dream-come-true moment

"My son is five years old. His role model is Sachin sir and it was his dream to see him. He wants to become a cricketer. Just to see him was his dream, but what Sachin sir did, even a thank you is less," Shahid's father Shaikh Shamser said.

"We had uploaded a video of Shahid on our Twitter handle. This video was tweeted by Fox Cricket. "The channel tagged Tendulkar, former England captain Michael Vaughan and the late Shane Warne. We feel that Tendulkar saw this video after which a member of his team got in touch with us," recalled Shaikh.

All expenses paid

Tendulkar took care of all the expenses during Shahid and his family's visit to Mumbai. Shahid's father wanted his son to get some professional training and Tendulkar fulfilled that wish too.

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