Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was left 'touched' by the inspirational story of differently-abled cricketer, Amir Hussain Lone, who hails from Waghama village in Bijbehara.

The former India batter had all the praise for the para cricketer and became a fan of him, expressing his wish to meet the cricketer and get a jersey with his name on it.

The 34-year-old is currently the captain of Jammu & Kashmir's Para cricket team. The cricketer met with an accident when he was 8 years old.

 

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He has a unique style of playing as he bowls using his feet whereas bats while holding the bat between his neck and shoulder.

Amir has been playing cricket professionally since 2013 after a teacher discovered his cricketing talent and introduced him to Para Cricket.

It is to be noted that Amir lost both his arms in an accident at his father's mill when he was eight years old.

 

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Tendulkar was left amazed and inspired a lot after watching a video featuring Amir's heart-warming story and wished to meet him in the future and congratulated him for inspiring millions.

"And Amir has made the impossible possible. I am so touched watching this! Shows how much love and dedication he has for the game. Hope I get to meet him one day and get a jersey with his name. Well done for inspiring millions who are passionate about playing the sport," Sachin Tendulkar posted on X on Friday.

Hussain, while recalling his life story, talked about the accident he had met with and said that the government at that time did not help him.

"After the accident, I didn't lose hope and worked hard. I can do everything by myself and I am not dependent on anyone. No one helped me after my accident. Not even the government supported me but my family was always there for me," Amir was quoted by ANI as saying.

The 34-year-old further explained how everyone was shocked to see him play without hands.

"I played nationals in Delhi in 2013 and in 2018, I played an international match against Bangladesh. After that, I played cricket in Nepal, Sharjah and Dubai. Everyone was shocked to see me playing with my legs (bowling) and batting with my shoulder and neck. I thank God for giving me the strength to play cricket," the Jammu and Kashmir-born cricketer asserted.

He stated that he gets a lot of praise from everywhere where he goes to play cricket.

"I have been applauded for my game everywhere and I think it is because of God that my hard work paid off because bowling from the legs is really difficult but I have learned all the skills and techniques. I do every task on my own and I am not dependent on anyone except God," the cricketer asserted.

Amir Hussain Lone said that Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli are his and his team's favorite players.

"Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli are our favorite players and if God wishes, we will meet them soon," he concluded.