Sachin Tendulkar, the batting maestro and evergreen poster boy of Indian cricket, turned 50 on April 24, 2023. The legend has devoted his life to cricket. The sheer application of his talent and sweat earned him the title of 'God of Cricket.'
Sachin Tendulkar is the only cricketer to score 100 international centuries. The Indian government honoured him with the highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna.
Sachin Tendulkar is the only cricketer to have achieved 30,000 runs at the highest level of cricket. In his 24-year-long career, he has scored 34,357 runs for India across all formats.
In 2010, Widsen declared Sachin the greatest cricketer of all time and honoured him with the 'Wisden Cricketer of the Year' in 2002. He became the youngest recipient to receive the award at 29 years.
Sachin Tendulkar is the first male cricketer to score a double century in an ODI. He scored 200 runs not out against South Africa in 2010.
Sachin Tendulkar is one of the few cricketers to play six World Cups. He won the most prestigious title in ODI cricket in 2011 at his home ground of Wankhede Stadium.