Every time Sachin Tendulkar would walk to the pitch to bat, the entire stadium would roar with one chant -- "SACHIN, SACHIN". The batting maestro is the only cricketer to have hit 100 international centuries (51 Test and 49 ODI). The "God" is probably one of the major reasons why cricket is almost like a religion in India.
On Sunday, the 'master blaster' celebrated his 43rd birthday in his hometown Mumbai in a very special way. Sachin spent his birthday playing cricket with children from Make-A-Wish India.
He posted a video on his official Facebook page:
While the batting legend celebrated his birthday by playing the sport he loves the most, social media didn't stay far behind in the celebrations and trended #HappyBirthdaySachin hashtag on Twitter.
Here are some tweets that remind us Tendulkar has always been a legend.
1. From one legend to another.
T 2235 -HAPPY BIRTHDAY SACHIN .. OUR PRIDE AND OUR HONOUR !! pic.twitter.com/zpI5ZQfIgf
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) April 23, 2016
2. Nostalgia time, guys.
#HappyBirthdaySachin : A glimpse at his family pictures https://t.co/g4VxTCzddk#IndiaTVpic.twitter.com/u3Ewzmv7OQ
— WeIndia (@We2India) April 24, 2016
3. Legend indeed.
Martin Crowe on Sachin Tendulkar. pic.twitter.com/E0Z72SqB3X
— Cricketopia.com (@Cricketopia) September 23, 2015
4. The farewell speech that left every Indian cricket fan teary eyed.
Sachin Sachin will reverberate in my ears till I stop breathing. #HappyBirthdaySachin#SRT43pic.twitter.com/1r4fM9S5HN
— Cricketopia.com (@Cricketopia) April 24, 2016
5. *Goosebumps*
Like every year, I'll post it today. The best description about Sachin by BBC. Happy Birthday @sachin_rt ! pic.twitter.com/ze6PRsrTMV
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) April 23, 2016
6. He was unstoppable.
Happy Birthday @sachin_rt
664 Matches
34357 Runs
100 Centuries
164 Fifties
201 Wickets
265 Catches pic.twitter.com/8J02ydvm8W
— Cricketopia.com (@Cricketopia) April 23, 2016
7. Priceless.
Was lucky to see God at the Temple today, in one of the 3 official copies of this pic here @MCG#HappyBirthdaySachinpic.twitter.com/wdWI43J1fZ
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) April 24, 2016
8. Humility is his middle name.
That Moment when the Record of "Maximum People Crying at the Same Time" was Made !!#HappyBirthdaySachin
— Babu Bhaiya (@Shahrcasm) April 24, 2016
9. The words that kept us going.
"Abhi Sachin Khel Raha Hai" were the most positive words of the 90s.
— Sagarcasm (@sagarcasm) April 23, 2016
10. God looking up to his god.
Two things never changed.
1. Nobody kisses the helmet like him
2. Nobody looks up like him#HappyBirthdaySachinpic.twitter.com/LJQeKNEF9E
— Preet (@Just_One_Note) April 23, 2016
11. Who doesn't remember this match!
Still remember Sachin's knock. Sand storm.
1997-1998 Coca-Cola Cup. Sharjah.#HappyBirthdaySachin
— PhD in Bakchodi !! (@Atheist_Krishna) April 23, 2016
12. And the celebrations have just begun!
Your life between the 22 yards has been one of the proudest n richest moments of our lives#HappyBirthdaySachinpic.twitter.com/giDmtVgKgH
— #HBDSACHIIIINNNNNNNN (@Raavanthakur1) April 23, 2016
13. Kaif joins the party!
Happy Birthday @sachin_rt - the man who made watching cricket a joy for every Indian. #HappyBirthdaySachinpic.twitter.com/1vtRtGOaru
— Mohammad Kaif (@KaifSays) April 24, 2016
14. The legend bows to his master.
Virat to Sachin !#HappyBirthdaySachin
— PhD in Bakchodi !! (@Atheist_Krishna) April 23, 2016
15. Sachin knew what was cooking in bowler's head!
#HappyBirthdaySachin@sachin_rt 💙🎉🎁
Wish you a long, healthy, joyful life. May God continue to bless you, always! pic.twitter.com/4v7wKiL6FK
— Sanjeev Kapoor (@SanjeevKapoor) April 24, 2016
16. BCCI arrives to the party.
Here's wishing @sachin_rt a very happy birthday #HappyBirthdaySachinpic.twitter.com/4xrGaRzg2X
— BCCI (@BCCI) April 24, 2016
17. Most down to earth cricketer ever.
There's very few athletes who teach you as much about humanity as they do about the sport. Happy Birthday @sachin_rt
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) April 24, 2016
18. True.
.@sachin_rt Happy Birthday Paaji! There never was, and never will be another Sachin! pic.twitter.com/QV95DteKDL
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) April 24, 2016
19. Oh the effortless glorious drives.
Watch: Seven Glorious Straight Drives by @sachin_rt#HappyBirthdaySachin#SRT43pic.twitter.com/mMtrDMYURl
— Cricketopia.com (@Cricketopia) April 24, 2016
20. Bhajji knows it.
A very happy birthday to the most humble and forever young @sachin_rt .. Much love always pic.twitter.com/YrBE8bLJIM
— Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) April 23, 2016
21. Best.
Happy Birthday @sachin_rt . May @sachin_rt bless you.
— angel maithun (@Being_Humor) April 23, 2014
22. And some fun reads by Harsha Bhogle.
On his 43rd birthday I've put together some articles that I have written on @sachin_rt over the years. https://t.co/8BXbgT0RSw
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 24, 2016
There's no doubt that Tendulkar has always been a legend. Take a look at his first ever interview.
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