Speaking over telephone from his farmhouse, Khan said: “The tree was grafted a few years ago and I expected 40-50 mangoes to be ready this year, but it may take one more month to be delivered to Sachin Tendulkar.u00a0“I don’t know whether Sachin likes this fruit, but he is a son of India and this is my humble effort to name this mango after master blaster.”u00a0

I’m loving it: Sachin Tendulkar eats a mango during a practice session in Mohali in 2005. Pic/AFP