Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: Wishes pour in for former India captain on social media

Sachin Tendulkar recently recovered from COVID-19 and like last year, won't be celebrating his birthday this year as India fights through the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Former India captain and one of the greatest batsmen in cricket history, Sachin Tendulkar turns 48 today. The Little Master, whose full name is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, was born on this day in 1973 in a Maharashtrian family in Dadar, Mumbai. Sach is truth , Sach is life , Sach is the answer, Sach is it.Birthday greetings to not only the greatest batsman the world has seen, but the most humble and incredible human being @sachin_rt .#HappyBirthdaySachin pic.twitter.com/6bl6L5zNtb . .Happy birthday, Master Blaster! #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #HappyBirthdaySachin @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/351bMPY2ON 664 intl. matches34,357 intl. runs100 intl. hundreds201 intl. wicketsHere's wishing the legendary @sachin_rt a very happy birthday. #TeamIndiaLet's relive that special knock with which he became the first batsman to score an ODI double ton Many many happy returns of the day @sachin_rt to an absolute legend of cricket. Your passion towards cricket made us love the game and gave a lifetime of memories! Wishing you a blessed & a healthy life always pic.twitter.com/llPGhtu4rd Tendulkar recently recovered from coronavirus and like last year, won't be celebrating his birthday looking at the current scenario amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Tendulkar had decided not to celebrate his birthday in 2020 as a mark of respect to the frontline workers leading India's fight against the virus outbreak. Social media was flooded with birthday wishes for the cricket icon with former players and fans paying tribute to one of the greatest sportsmen of all time.