Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar celebrates 50th birthday today
Tendulkar cuts a cake ahead of his birthday during the clash between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings at Wankhede Stadium
It’s been 10 years since Tendulkar bid farewell to international cricket
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture of Tendulkar at Puri beach in Odisha
‘Master Blaster’ who scored over 2,500 runs against Sri Lanka & Australia
Holds most 150 plus scores in international cricket; played most ODIs
Winner of 62 ‘Man of the Match’ awards
His son Arjun is carrying forward the Tendulkar legacy on the cricket pitch
Scored a hundred in his Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy & Irani Trophy debuts
Holds record of most centuries a cricketer has scored in 1 calendar year
Credited for scoring most runs in a single World Cup tournament (673) in the 2003 WC
Virat Kohli had gifted Sachin his father's chain as a gift during the latter's retirement
Happy 50th Birthday!