Sachin won't celebrate 47th birthday as mark of respect for Covid warriors

Tendulkar has already contributed a total of Rs 50 lakhs to the CM Relief fund

The legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who will turn 47 on Friday, has decided not to celebrate his birthday this year as a mark of respect for the frontline workers leading India's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
 
"Sachin has decided that this is not the time for celebrations. He feels that this is the best tribute he can pay to all the doctors, nurses, para-medics, policemen, defence personnel, who are at the frontline," news agency PTI quoted a source close to the player.
 
Tendulkar has already contributed a total of Rs 50 lakh to the CM Relief fund. He is also involved with several other relief work initiatives.

 
"He has always been very uncomfortable talking about this aspect," the source said.
 
Numerous fan clubs are coming up with innovative tributes on social media for the iconic batsman.
 
One fan club will be releasing 40 rare photographs of the maestro and another will be highlighting all the social work and initiatives that the legend has undertaken in all these years.

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