'God if Indian Cricket' and one of the most loved cricketers across the globe Sachin Tendulkar turns 48 today. He is not just a sports inspiration to people, he is an ideal man for young boys and girls. In his 24 year long career he won a number of awards and broke many records. The master blaster will be celebrating his birthday with his family as the country is facing a huge surge in Covid-19 cases and the cricketer himself recovered from the virus some time ago.
In the history of cricket he is referred to as the youngest test debutant. In his whole test career Sachin played 200 test matches for Indian team. He is the only player with over 175 test caps followed by Ricky Ponting with 168 test matches in the second position.
Sachin mostly played during that period when the cricket had only two formats and that's why his count of total test matches is 200. It was due to his injuries that Tendulkar had to sit back in many matches otherwise he could have crossed the 225 mark with ease.
The cricket guru played most of the world cups that is why he also holds the record of scoring maximum runs in the tournament. He is the only batsman to reach the 2000 run mark in the List A world cups, and this legend finished his career with a total of 2278 runs. Since then no other batsman has been able to cross the mark of 1800.
Talking about his relations with the Bollywood industry, the cricketer shares a unique bond with many of the superstars. Not just common man but stars from Bollywood including Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and others too feel relaxed when Sachin comes on field. He gives a sense of security to the whole country. Tendulkar also shares a very special bond with Bollywood celebs but his closet bonding is with the best Aamir Khan.
Here's wishing the cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar a very Happy Birthday.