Legandaty Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar  turned 49 today, 24th April 2022. Tendulkar is one of the most respected cricketers and his birthday is no less than a festival for the cricket fraternity. Naturally, the the fans and cricketers flooded social media with birthday wishes for the Master Blaster. Tendulkar made numerous records during his playing career, spanning over 24 years from 1989 to 2013. Tendulkar owns most of the biggest cricket records. He is the highest run getter in Test cricket. In 200 Test, the right-hander has amassed 15921 runs, including 51 hundreds, the most by any player.
The Mumbai-born player is also the all-time highest run-getter and century maker in ODIs. In 463 games, Tendulkar amassed 18426 runs, including 49 hundreds. Notably, him playing 200 Tests and 463 ODIs is also a record which is unlikely to be broken in near future.
Apart from these records, he is only the second player after Pakistan’s Javed Miandad to play six ODI World Cups. Miandad played six World Cups for his nation between 1975 to 1996. On the other hand, Sachin played as many showpiece events from 1992 to 2011. Miandad became a World Cup winner in 1992, under the leadership of Imran Khan. Meanwhile, Tendulkar won the World Cup in 2011. Tendulkar also holds the record of scoring most runs in a World Cup. He scored 673 runs in 2003 World Cup. Unfortunately, India lost to Australia in the final.
Tendulkar also holds the unique record of scoring more than 15000 runs and picking more than 150 wickets in ODI format. Sachin also has the most Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards to his name i.e 76 across formats (14 in Tests and 62 in ODIs). He also has a record of playing 239 matches across formats on the trot from 1990 to 1998. These include 54 Tests and 185 ODIs. He was the first player to hit a double century in 50-over cricket. The innings came against South Africa in February 2010.
This is how Twitter reacted
Happy Birthday to god of cricket @sachin_rt paaji. Still remember the way you motivated me during our 144 run stand against England in Oval. My highest test score was all due to your constant encouragement and a push to do better. pic.twitter.com/r0wjHAgcV4
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) April 24, 2022
Happy birthday @sachin_rt paaji…wishing you the best of health and tons of happiness. Have a great year ahead! pic.twitter.com/K5XDBNrlTK
— Geeta Basra (@Geeta_Basra) April 24, 2022
How about declaring April 24 as National Cricket Day. I have never seen anybody so madly in love with the game like Sachin Paaji. Happy Birthday to the man who played a big role in India's amar prem with cricket. â¦@sachin_rtâ© pic.twitter.com/kMXZYCrxhf
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 24, 2022
You could spend Sachin Tendulkar's birthday recollecting his 💯 hundreds 😀 pic.twitter.com/8N9xLJicYV
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) April 24, 2022
A genius of my era @sachin_rt One of a kind #Legend Many happy returns of the day #LittleMaster🎉🎉🎉. Have a Wonderful day 🎂. Just keep smiling like this …. #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/0pXbd5vOBt
— Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) April 24, 2022
Wishing you a many happy returns of the day @sachin_rt sir. Thank you for inspiring a generation of cricketers. ðŸ™
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) April 24, 2022
In this picture or in life you have always led us to Dream big and also showed us the path to achieve it. Wishing you a very happy birthday Paji â¦â¦@sachin_rtâ© pic.twitter.com/KJXOiDwabn
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 24, 2022
The man who inspired all the young cricketers like me and made us fall in love with this beautiful game of cricket @sachin_rt Wish you a very happy birthday sir!! 🎂
— Shardul Thakur (@imShard) April 24, 2022
Happy birthday Master â¤ï¸ Lots of love and gratitude for all your advice 🤗 @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/gtnT9Rj0n2
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) April 24, 2022
Happy Birthday @sachin_rt Paji. Wishing you the best and healthy year ahead. Thanks a lot for the memories you have given us on and off the field. #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/tbZW58nE0F
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) April 24, 2022
Happy birthday @sachin_rt paaji 🤗 Always grateful for your words of advice and guidance 🙠pic.twitter.com/K3BfZ9mQTN
— Ishan Kishan (@ishankishan51) April 24, 2022
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday @sachin_rt sir !! 🎂
Hope you have a wonderful day and an even better year. 😃#HappyBirthdaySachin
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) April 24, 2022
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