Sachin Tendulkar, arguably one of the greatest cricketer ever, completed 41 years on April 24 2015. As expected, social media was buzzing with birthday wishes to little master from India and across the globe.
On Twitter, hashtag #HappyBirthdaySachin was trending at the number one spot (all cities). many cricketers (past and present), celebrities, fans all wished the legend who is revered as God has countless achivements to his name.
Tendulkar, who made a debut as a 16-year-old in 1989, played till 2013, as he retired at the age of 40. His popularity is a result of some of how an ideal Indian male should be.
Let’s look at some of the tweets that came in for the living legend:
A very Happy Birthday to भारत रत्न @sachin_rt #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/5MaNS0jVDa
— BCCI (@BCCI) April 24, 2015
Happy returns of the day to the God of cricket ! Peri pehna Paji !@dhineshooty https://t.co/melqyJD184
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 23, 2015
Suprabhatam! Happy birthday @sachin_rt . For some of us cricket romantics, he will always be a teenager! He grew up, we didn’t!
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) April 24, 2015
Wish you a very Happy birthday Sachin paaji @sachin_rt. pic.twitter.com/L2tNbRZLbi
— ajinkyarahane88 (@ajinkyarahane88) April 24, 2015
#HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/QFNdAKg33h
— ❤ கவிதையின் காதலன் ❤ (@resfranson) April 24, 2015
Inspiring Generations. #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/D8mp3U89WT
— Sam (@sameer14u) April 24, 2015
Birthday Wishes to God Of Cricket #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/gb97FncyU9
— sindhuja (@sindu096) April 24, 2015
.@Amul_Coop and their Sachin hoardings! #HappyBirthdaySachin God of Cricket pic.twitter.com/dGqx2K5aA1
— Goddess of Tweets (@tweeterellaah) April 24, 2015
Dwayne Bravo to be hired to coach Mumbai Indians players for celebrating at Sachin’s birthday bash. #HappyBirthdaySachin #ipl
— TheGoanPatiala (@TheGoanPatiala) April 24, 2015
Everyone who has played with him says “He’s a kid who just wants to play cricket” #HappyBirthdaySachin #SachinAshtami pic.twitter.com/NcNBKYxvUy
— Anurag Rekhi (@Dravidict) April 24, 2015