Twenty-year-old Sharma, who has been selected for in the Indian team in the upcoming one-day squad for tri-series in Australia, also gave a pep talk to his juniors during lunch time. Later, it seems the inspirational talk from the middle-order batsman had worked for when stumps were drawn on Tuesday, rivals Hansraj Morarji Public School, Andheri had lost seven wickets after being 50 for 1 at lunch.

"We never got a chance to play in the Harris Shield final, so these boys have done really well to make it here. Just a day before the match also, I had an hour-long session with every player and shared my experience," said Sharma.

In fact, his appearance at the venue came as a surprise to his school coach, Dinesh Lad. "I was surprised to see him here. After all, this is the time to prepare for Australia. Earlier too, without informing anyone he had walked in during the school nets on Monday and there too he shared his experience with us for hours," said Lad.

When Sharma was starring in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup, his school had put up banners and also hosted a screening of the final match. "This school has given me so much. When I was in South Africa, these young players cheered and prayed for me. Later, I got to know that they even had a party and put up a big screen in school to follow my performances," said Sharma.

Siddhesh Lad, who is the skipper of the school team said: "He called us during the lunch break and motivated us. He advised me to take things easy and to make sure the players did not panic at any stage. That is, if we dropped a catch, not to get annoyed and stay focussed and try to put as much pressure on opponents as possible." Sharma made sure that his school-mates were charged up and didn't lose their concentration.