Cricket legend and batting supremo Saeed Anwar has been visiting mosques and schools in the region.
The Pakistani sports star made a quick visit to Troy Street Mosque in Blackburn.
And in Bradford he was at Nab Wood School as part of Education Bradford's new mentoring project.
Mr Anwar, said: "I really liked the idea of the mentoring project because I think young people need the right direction and need to be given the right knowledge.
"They need to be encouraged to be better people."
Mr Anwar, who has relatives living in Bradford told the students they needed to work hard and show determination.
He said: "You make your own luck, and things happen the way you think they should. If you want to hit a six you have to be 100 per cent sure of yourself and play with heart - that is what great players
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