Born on April 24, 1973, ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar turns 47 today. Known as ‘God of Cricket’, Tendulkar is regarded as the greatest batsmen and during his 24-year career he has given us some of cricket’s most exciting times.
Tendulkar announced his retirement from One Day Internationals in December 2012. Later, in in October 2013 he announced retirement from Twenty20 and finally, all forms of cricket on November 13, 2013. He has scored a total of 34,357 runs from 664 international cricket matches in the span of his cricketing career.
In 2012, Tendulkar was nominated to the Rajya Sabha and was the first sportsperson without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of group captain by the Indian Air Force. Tendulkar received the Arjuna award in 1994 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1997. He also received the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan awards in 1999 and 2008, respectively.
Here’s how the cricket fraternity and fans on Twitter greeted Tendulkar on his birthday:
Happy Birthday, Bossman. Legacy you’ve left behind in the sport is immortal. God bless Champ @sachin_rt #HappyBirthdaySachin #SachinTendulkar pic.twitter.com/aqSCso4in2
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) April 24, 2020
Happy Birthday MASTER BLASTER @sachin_rt.#HappyBirthdaySachin#HappyBirthdaySachinTendulkar #Sachin #SachinTendulkar pic.twitter.com/gboVgS8RC6
— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) April 23, 2020
Little Master. Master Blaster.The God. Cricket earned him many such names, but @sachin_rt’s biggest achievement was making millions of people around the world fall in love with the game of Cricket!
Here’s wishing the pride of our country a very Happy Birthday!#PlayBold pic.twitter.com/2aJKSxrC1u
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 24, 2020
As the Master Blaster @sachin_rt turns 47, we relive one of his glorious knocks against England in 2008.
He dedicated this ton – 41st in Test cricket, to the victims of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
Here’s wishing the legend a very happy birthday #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/dgBdlbCtU7
— BCCI (@BCCI) April 23, 2020
Special greetings to the cricketer who is worshipped across the globe
Happy birthday, Master #OneFamily #HappyBirthdaySachin @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/9gz6lWRUTu
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 23, 2020
Warm birthday greetings to cricket legend & Bharat Ratna @Sachin_RT
India’s pride & role model for budding sportspersons, he has motivated youth across the world to pursue their dreams.
May you continue to inspire people with your humility, hard work and dedication. pic.twitter.com/xbCjNguYH9
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) April 24, 2020
Happy birthday to Sachin Tendulkar, the most prolific batsman of all time!
To celebrate, we will give you the opportunity to vote for his top ODI innings in a bracket challenge!
Stay tuned to join the celebrations pic.twitter.com/3orof9LAvs
— ICC (@ICC) April 24, 2020
Happy birthday @sachin_rt paji! Wishing you lots of health & happiness always. I have been so fortunate to share many memorable innings with you, specially my debut 100 & when you completed your 100th century.☝️ pic.twitter.com/a5fANuieXl
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) April 23, 2020
Happy Birthday Master from the Kambli Family! God Bless you. @sachin_rt #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/YgNXlmgkgm
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) April 23, 2020
Happiest Birthday Legend @sachin_rt ! May you have a wonderful year ahead..sending you lots of love and goodwishes on this special day! Stay Safe! #HappyBirthdaySachinTendulkar pic.twitter.com/58gVKSHafB
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) April 24, 2020