Thrissur: “Dear Sachin, you should drop in at our school when you pass this side...besides, you need to drop some of those useless players in Kerala Blasters team..”

This was what Midhun M. Menon, a Class-5 student at Sreeramakrishna Boys High School, Puranattukara, wrote to cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. He was inspired by another boy's Facebook post that claimed a reply from the cricket legend to his letter.

Midhun wasn't disappointed. Sachin, the master batsman, replied to the boy with his pen.

“Dear Midhun,

I'm a bit busy with journeys and other things in the second innings of my life. I would have come to your school if I could find time. My strength is the adoration of fans like you. Wish you all the best. As a symbol of my affection, I'm sending a favourite, signed picture alongwith.

Your own Sachin.”

The letter from the legend has made Mithun a star in his school. He is the son of Manoj and Jayalakshmi of 'Aiswarya' of Kadharipalam, Chittilappalli.

Sachin had recently shed his stake in the ISL team Kerala Blasters.