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Sachin Tendulkar
The God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, turns 45 today and Twitter couldn’t control itself. Back in 2017, the Mumbai Indians hosted Sachin Tendulkar?s birthday at the Wankhede Stadium. Sachin’s first appearance on the international stage was when he served as the ball boy during the 1987 semi-final between India and England. A year later, he came on as a substitute for Pakistan in Brabourne Stadium.
In 1990 he made his test debut and rest is the history. As he turns 45 today, it seemed as if the whole of India wanted to wish the legend. From Anil Kumble to Mamata Banerjee, to Bollywood, everyone is celebrating the Master Blaster’s birthday. Here are some tweets for the God of Cricket.
Many players have played cricket, few became Legends, few became greats but there was, is and will be only one GOD of Cricket.
Happy birthday to the greatest of the greats @sachin_rt Sir 🙏
— geeta phogat (@geeta_phogat) April 24, 2018
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VIDEO: As batting legend @sachin_rt turns 45, we rewind the clock and present his maiden IPL century. This one is straight from our archives #HappyBirthdaySachin https://t.co/6EPv3YQhvg pic.twitter.com/6LxG2huUAh
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 24, 2018
To the man who united a billion Indians and brought a smile to their faces everytime he walked out to bat. A dream that he turned into reality.
Sachin is an emotion.. Sachin is a phenomena!
Happy birthday, Paaji!! @sachin_rt
#HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/PRVNVnAFVw
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) April 24, 2018
Here's wishing @KeralaBlasters co-owner and one of India's biggest icons @sachin_rt a very happy birthday 🎂🎊#HeroISL #LetsFootball #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/g6jHBSdMtr
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) April 24, 2018
Centurion 2003 was one of the best days in my life.Not just because we beat Pakistan in a WC match but because I got to witness from a distance of just 22 yards,a display of focus,intensity & genius.What a man, your glory will be unsurpassed @sachin_rt paaji #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/VspBUC6tVp
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 24, 2018
Every single Cricketer who grew up in the 90's has admired @sachin_rt and have picked up a bat because of him. His contribution to cricket is not just confined to 22 yards. It's more than that and it will always be. #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/QFpzBMMDEG
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) April 24, 2018
Happy Birthday dear @sachin_rt . You are and will always remain an inspiration . It’s wonderful to see you contribute towards society with some really good initiatives even after your retirement. Wish you success always. #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/aWQxZ9kRjV
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) April 24, 2018
Woh sirf ek Cricketer nahi,
Duniya hai Meri !aur bahuton ki.
Many more happy returns of the day to a man who could stop time in India (literally) .Thank you for making the Cricket Bat such a great weapon, which later many like me could also use. #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/TVtpaxSiJz
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 24, 2018
Even the IPL teams decided to chip in with their wishes for the Master Blaster.
The boys made the most of MI Icon @sachin_rt's presence at training sessions. Take a look 😀
For more pictures, visit – https://t.co/7hsagTxTMe#CricketMeriJaan #MIvSRH #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/SoyX2wSfR4
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 24, 2018
A very #HappyBirthday to the #MasterBlaster, @sachin_rt!
Here's to keeping his legend alive! #HallaBol #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/6Ops0ciF8M— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 24, 2018
Wishing a very happy birthday to the Master Blaster @sachin_rt with warm wishes from the #OrangeArmy#HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/FqNNxiG5Qv
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 24, 2018
Happie Birthday to the living legend @sachin_rt 🏏 You made us believe in Cricket. Have a great one ☺️ 🎂 #HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/bTfR5pwdcQ
— Soundarya Sharma (@soundarya_20) April 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/i_vijaysethu/status/988634820631674880
https://twitter.com/i_vijaysethu/status/988634820631674880
Happy birthday @sachin_rt Proud of you legend #HappyBirthdaySachin
— Jignes Bhai (@jignes_bhai) April 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/iamsriraj1/status/988705556859830273
https://twitter.com/ghatkar88/status/988706169576394752
No one replace you in indian cricket team…. Sachin is not a player.. he is the God of Cricket..#HappyBirthdaySachin
Happy birthday Master Blaster..@sachin_rt
Sachin… Sachin….— Udit Jain Pandya (@jainudit21) April 24, 2018
Happy Birthday dear @sachin_rt #SachinTendulkar #HappyBirthdaySachin #HBDSachin#Master Blaster #birthday
— Kapil (@kapildpande) April 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/Kindness_pays/status/988706933199683584
MI will be desperate to gift #birthdayboy #SachinTendulkar a win tonight. #MIvSRH #HappyBirthdaySachin
— Kamalika Basu (@KamalikaBasu) April 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/chamm_suresh/status/988706832800600064
Inspirational. Impelling. Irreplaceable. Many happy returns to the greatest @sachin_rt wish you a great day pic.twitter.com/Lwu2sVMYBn
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) April 24, 2018
Birthday wishes to the man who created & broke almost all cricket records💪 The man who carried expectations of whole country for 24 years! And to the man who inspired billions like me 💖 Happy Birthday #God @sachin_rt #HappyBirthdaySachin
— 🇮🇳ABHISHEK SHARMA (@AbhishekGdm) April 24, 2018
Tendulkar truly was an icon, no matter what one says about him, he left a crater-like impact on the sport. In the time that he graced the sport, the Tendulkar name became synonymous with Indian cricket and i daresay, even cricket as a whole.
Tendulkar was a born cricketer, he was one of those players who came along once in a generation. Indians who grew up watching cricket, knew of little else behind hero-worshipping Sachin Tendulkar. When he decided to hang up his gloves in the winter 2013, the emotional scenes that followed, was unlike anyone had ever seen.
When Cricket Australia posted a tweet, wishing Damien Fleming a very happy birthday, the Indian fans were none too pleased. Especially since CA posted a tweet of Fleming bowling out fellow birthday man Tendulkar.
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Fans responded in the way that they knew,
https://twitter.com/freakoffl/status/988627075438333953
I think you missed this master stroke from our own @sachin_rt against so called Swing King @bowlologist pic.twitter.com/pv5K3bVjIz
— Kalai Selvan🇮🇳 (@kalais036) April 24, 2018
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To Fleming’s credit, he has dismissed the Master Blaster 7 times in his career. He is 4th behind Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie. Fleming turns 48 today. Among Sachin’s numerous records, no one can forget his iconic 100 centuries.
