On Friday, the cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar turned 47 with wishes pouring in from all parts of the world for the batting legend. He started his big day by touching his mother’s feet to take her blessings and shared the picture of a special gift that he received from his mother.
Sachin uploaded the pictures of the same on Twitter. Captioning the post, the batting legend wrote: “Started my day by taking blessings from my Mother. Sharing a photo of Ganpati Bappa that she gifted me. Absolutely priceless.” Fans flooded Sachin Tendulkar’s tweet with heartfelt wishes and comments on his birthday.
Started my day by taking blessings from my Mother. 🙏🏼Sharing a photo of Ganpati Bappa that she gifted me.
Absolutely priceless. pic.twitter.com/3hybOR2w4d— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 24, 2020
One of the greatest batsmen to ever play the game of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has numerous records to his name. He played 664 international matches — 200 Tests, 463 ODIs and one T20I.
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He amassed 15,921 runs in Test cricket and maintained an average of 53.78 with 51 centuries and 68 half-centuries. The batting phenom was just as equally good in the ODIs as he scored 18,426 runs at an average of 44.83 with 49 centuries and 96 fifties.
The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli took to Twitter to share a picture of him with Sachin Tendulkar and wrote a heartfelt message to extend his wishes for the highest run-scorer in international cricket across the formats.
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Captioning his post on Twitter, Virat wrote: “Happy birthday to the man whose passion for the game of cricket has inspired many. Wishing you an amazing year ahead paaji. @sachintendulkar.”
Happy birthday to the man whose passion for the game of cricket has inspired many. Wishing you an amazing year ahead paaji. 😊🎂 @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/Mj7tE9evHg
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) April 24, 2020
Tendulkar’s former teammate Virender Sehwag joined in, tweeting: “True that the great man could stop time in India when batting. But the biggest inspiration @sachin_rt Paaji’s career is summed up is in these two pictures. Much needed to remember especially in these difficult times that after every adversity comes victory.”
True that the great man could stop time in India when batting. But the biggest inspiration @sachin_rt Paaji’s career is summed up is in these two pictures. Much needed to remember especially in these difficult times that after every adversity comes victory #HappyBirthdaySachin 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/UODlDjbCEL
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 24, 2020
Tendulkar, much like other cricketers across the world, is spending time at home as the coronavirus wreaking havoc worldwide. The legendary Indian cricketer recently pledged to feed 5,000 people for a month.
