As legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar turned 51 today, actor Anil Kapoor showered his love and shared a special post to wish him.
Anil took to Instagram and posted a monochrome portrait of Sachin along with a birthday message.
Sharing the image, he wrote, “Happy birthday, to the always warm and humble, @sachintendulkar! Here’s to the man who redefined the game. Cheers.”
Indian cricket fraternity also took to social media on Wednesday to extend birthday wishes.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the governing body of the sport, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina among others wished the former Indian captain.
Tendulkar, known as ‘Master Blaster’ for his ability to blast his way through any bowling attack and his very mastery over every skill, technique and shot in the book, this right-handed batter entertained and mesmerised the entire world with his batting from 1989-2013.
The Maharashtra-born player made his Test debut on November 15, 1989, at the age of 16. In the same year on December 18, he played his first ODI match.
With 34,357 runs in 664 international appearances at an average of 48.52, Sachin is the highest run-scorer in international cricket. He has scored 100 centuries and 164 half-centuries, most in international cricket. He is the only player to have a century of centuries. (IANS)
‘Man who redefined the game’: Anil Kapoor wishes Sachin Tendulkar on his b’day
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