Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: Here's how Bollywood celebrities to cricketers wish 'God of Cricket' on his 50th birthday

Happy Birthday, Sachin Tendulkar: The 'God of Cricket', Sachin Tendulkar, turned 50 today, 24 April. Tendulkar is widely known as one of the best cricketers of all time. The former renowned Indian batter represented India for 24 years while racking up several records and honours. His full name is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.

When did Tendulkar start playing cricket?

Tendulkar began playing cricket at the age of 11, made his Test match debut against Pakistan in Karachi on November 15, 1989, at the age of sixteen, and then spent more than 24 years representing Mumbai domestically and India internationally. Halfway through his career, in 2002, Wisden ranked him the second-greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and the second-greatest ODI batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards. Tendulkar won his first World Cup match for India in six appearances later in his career when he was a member of the Indian squad that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. At the 2003 World Cup, he had already won "Player of the Tournament" honours.

Tea time: 50 Not Out! pic.twitter.com/WzfK88EZcN

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 24, 2023

In the current Indian Premier League (IPL) season, he is serving as the mentor for the Mumbai Indians. Many politicians and Bollywood stars are sending wishes to him on his special day. Let's take a look at a few of them.

BCCI

Harsha Bhogle

Ram Charan

Riteish Deshmukh

Virender Sehwag