Srinagar, Feb. 17 -- Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, on Saturday visited a bat manufacturing unit in south Kashmir, which is likely to give a major boost to the industry.

Tendulkar, his wife Anjali and daughter Sara visited a MJ Sports bat manufacturing unit in Charsoo Awantipora and spent nearly an hour there.

The batting legend was on the way with his family from Srinagar to the tourist resort of Pahalgam when they stopped at Chersoo. Tendulkar is staying at Pahalgam resort for two nights.

"The visit of Tendulkar to our unit is a dream come true for all of us. This visit is going to give a major boost to Kashmir willow bats which are in high demand," the co- owner of the MJ Sports Mohammad Shaheen Parrey told UNI.

"The cricket leg...