Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is celebrating his fiftieth birthday on April 24 (Today). Sachin Tendulkar is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, earning him the title – ‘God of Cricket’.
The legendary cricketer played for India for 24 years, playing 664 matches and scoring 34,357 runs across all formats. He is the only player in history to have scored 100 international centuries (51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs). He also holds the record for the most runs in Test cricket, with 15,921 runs in 200 matches. He also hit 264 sixes in his international career, demonstrating his power and versatility at the crease.
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Sachin Tendulkar was a key member of Team India that won the 2011 World Cup at home and played a crucial role in India’s rise to become the top-ranked Test team in 2009.