Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli are coming together to help youngsters in Mumbai grow as a cricketer. Sachin is all set to launch an academy for talent hunting around Mumbai.

Kambli will coach kids being part of the project. There will be kids as young as seven, as per the reports of Mumbai Mirror.

“Vinod and I have played together from the time we were in school. When we met recently, I told him about my project and Vinod readily agreed to contribute. I am delighted to have him on board,” Tendulkar said.

The academy is launched in collaboration with English county Middlesex and hence it will be called the Tendulkar-Middlesex Global Academy.

The talent search and coaching will begin from November 1 to 4 at DY Patil Stadium, Nerul, and November 6 to 9 at MIG Club, Bandra, for the age groups seven to 17 and 13 to 18. They will also visit Pune. There coaching will be on November 12 to 15 and November 17 to 20.

Sachin and Vinod are friends from school time. They saw a downward spiral in their friendship and it only got worse after the former Indian opener didn't call Kambli for his farewell game or mentioned his name in the speech.

"Having Vinod on the cricket field with me will definitely bring back some very special memories," Tendulkar said.

Kambli called it a "dream-come-true opportunity". "I immediately said yes when Sachin discussed the idea of coaching together. It's a great opportunity to go back to the maidans with him and re-live our days there. I hope to teach the kids when Achrekar sir taught us when we were their age. I thank Sachin for showing faith in me," Kambli said.

Apart from Kambli and Sachin, few more former Mumbai Ranji team players will join the coaching team. England's David Malan, Toby Roland Jones, Nick Compton, and John Simpson are also named.