Happy Birthday, Sachin: Wishes pour in as 'God of Cricket' turns 47 today

The lengendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who is also termed as ‘God of Cricket’, turned 47 today. However, the master blaster will not be celebrating his birthday this year as a mark of respect to Covid-19 warriors.
 
Tendulkar made his debut in Test cricket on November 15, 1989. In the same year on December 18, he played his first ODI match.
 
Sachin has most number of runs in the longest format of the game, amassing 15,921 runs. Along the way, Tendulkar scored 51 Test centuries, most by any player.
 
Things are no different in ODI cricket as Tendulkar atop the list of most runs in this format as well. He has accumulated 18,426 runs in ODI which includes 49 tons.
 
Tendulkar represented the country in six World Cups during his career that lasted for 24 years. He was the part of the 2011 World Cup-winning squad.

Sachin Tendulkar career

Batting career
	Matches	Innings	Not out	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike rate	Hundreds	Fifties	Double hundred
Test	200	329	33	15921	248	53.79	54.08	51	68	6
ODI	463	452	41	18426	200	44.83	86.24	49	96	1
T20I	1	1	0	10	10	10	83.33	0	0	0
IPL	78	78	9	2334	100	33.83	119.82	1	13	0

 

Bowling career
	Matches	Innings	Wickets	Best bowling	Economy	Average
Test	200	145	46	3 for 10	3.53	54.17
ODI	463	270	154	5 for 32	5.1	44.48
T20I	1	1	1	1 for 12	4.8	12
IPL	78	4	0	0 for 7	9.67	0

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was among the first ones to extend wishes to Master Blaster.

 
BCCI took to Twitter to post highlights of Tendulkar's inning against England in 2008 when he struck 103* runs to hand India a six-wicket victory.
 
"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," BCCI captioned the video.

Sourav Ganguly

BCCI president and Sachin's opening partner in ODIs Sourav Ganguly also extened his wishes and took to twitter and wrote, " Wish @sachin_rt a very happy birthday ..have a healthy and happy life ..."


Virat Kohli

Indian skipper Virat Kohli also extended wishes to legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on his 47th birthday.

Kohli took to Twitter to write: "Happy birthday to the man whose passion for the game of cricket has inspired many. Wishing you an amazing year ahead paaji."

International cricket council

The International Cricket Council (ICC) also extended wishes to the "most prolific batsman of all time" Sachin Tendulkar on his 47th birthday.
 
ICC took to Twitter and wrote: "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."


Ravi Shastri

Indian cricket team coach Ravi Shastri also wished the Master Blaster as he tweeted: "Happy Birthday, Bossman. Legacy you've left behind in the sport is immortal. God bless Champ."

Here's are other sports person who extended their wishes to Tendulkar on Twitter:

Virender Sehwag
VVS Laxman Mayank Agarwal Rani Rampal Mumbai Indians Delhi Capitals Sunrisers Hyderabad Kings XI Punjab Chennai Super Kings Dilip Kumar Tirkey Hima Das
Yuvraj Singh


Mohammad Kaif


Pragyan Ojha