Watch: Sachin Tendulkar invites five-year-old internet sensation SK Shahid for training at his academy

A couple of weeks ago, a five-year-old named SK Shahid became an internet sensation after a video of his batting went viral. The practice video, uploaded by his parents, turned out to be a life-changer for the young Shahid, as he was called by former India cricketer and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar to his Middlesex Global Academy to train for five days.

Shahid’s father works in a hair salon and his practice video also caught the attention of international media last month, with late Australia legend Shane Warne also lauding the child’s skills.

A fan account of the cricketing great shared a video of Shahid training at Tendulkar’s academy:

“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 told PTI over phone on Friday.

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“We had uploaded a video of Shahid on our Twitter handle. 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 feel that Tendulkar saw this video after which a member of his team got in touch with us,” recalled Shaikh.

Tendulkar took care of all the expenses during Shahid and his family’s visit to Mumbai and arranged for their stay at a guest-house.

Shahid’s father wanted his son to get some professional training and Tendulkar fulfilled that wish too.

“He took us to the academy where Shahid trained for five days along with other activities including swimming. We have also been given a routine and a schedule, which we follow at home,” Shaikh said.

So what exactly did the master blaster tell Shahid?

“He gave advice on which balls to be played on the back-foot, which balls to play on the front-foot, he showed that. They also showed how catches are taken and after that, how the bat and grip is held,” Shaikh recalled.

“They showed us everything. They even said that the boy has natural talent and he would go far. This all happened recently,” his father added referring to the trip to Mumbai last month.