Watch: Sachin Tendulkar meets babies born with facial deformities in Kashmir

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is having a gala time with his family in Jammu and Kashmir. From paying a visit to a bat manufacturing factory on his way to playing gully cricket with locals, the Master Blaster seems to be making the most of his Kashmir gateway. Now, Tendulkar has opened up about his foundation working jointly with a health organisation in the valley to help treat babies born with facial deformities.

Beside being one of the greatest cricketers of all time, Sachin Tendulkar has always been associated with social work. He is known for supporting charities through his foundation - Sachin Tendulkar Foundation or STF.

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The India great posted a video on his social media handles which shows him visiting the Inga Health Foundation Hospital. Tendulkar was accompanied with his wife Anjali and daughter Sara and the trio could be seen interacting with the kids, their families and the doctors at the medical facility.

We don’t often think about our ability to smile, as a gift. We consider it a given. There are a few, who struggle to express even this basic emotion. Nearly 60,000 babies in India are born every year with deformities that inhibit their smiles.

Through Sachin Tendulkar Foundation… pic.twitter.com/INATeLsDCN

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 1, 2024

“We don’t often think about our ability to smile, as a gift. We consider it a given. There are a few, who struggle to express even this basic emotion. Nearly 60,000 babies in India are born every year with deformities that inhibit their smiles. Through the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation, we have been working with a wonderful set of doctors who strive to put a smile back on children’s faces, through cleft lip and palate surgeries,” his caption read.

The note further added that one of the centres that Tendulkar’s foundation has been supporting is situated in Srinagar. The former cricketer said that his wife and daughter were all smiles after meeting the little ones. He went on to add that ’listening to the stories of how the surgeries transformed the lives of these children was gratifying'.

Sachin Tendulkar has been quite active on social media throughout his recent trip to the union territory. The former India batter received a warm welcome on board his flight to Jammu and Kashmir. In several pictures and videos he shared, the Tendulkar family was seen enjoying a Shikara ride. The cricket legend also met J&K’s Para cricket team captain Amir Hussain Lone.