We have all seen images of the little champion being smeared with birthday cake by his cricket colleagues in the cricket news, for yesterday Sachin Tendulkar turned 36 and this marks his 20th year in international cricket. If you missed those you can see exclusive video of Sachin’s birthday celebrations. For many of us who remember Sachin making his debut as a young lad of 16, he will always be sixteen in terms of his prowess as a player, enthusiasm for the game and humility both as a player and as an individual.
Everyone was out in force to celebrate the 36th birthday of Sachin Tendulkar including our Cricket360 team so that we are able to bring you exclusive pictures of the surprise birthday party celebrations which you can view in this accompanying video that was shot by our very own Sharad Chikara. You can see international cricket’s topmost batsman being held fast by Zaheer Khan while his face is systematically smeared with birthday cake by spin master Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh. On the occasion that marks 20 years of Sachin Tendulkar in the game of international cricket, many past masters present tried to gauge which was his best century till date. Sunil Gavaskar, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Yuvi and Bhajji all had their take on this point. While the junior lot thought his unbeaten knock at Chepauk against England was his best, the seniors remembered his 1992 century against the Australia in Perth as his best.
Bhajji put it aptly when he said “Sachin may be the senior-most member of the side, but his energy level is like that of the junior-most. I just want him to be a part of our team for many more years to come.’’
On the occasion of Sachin’s birthday, a book, titled 'If Cricket Is a Religion, Sachin is God', authored by two IIM (Ahmedabad) graduates, Vijay Santhanam and Shyam Balasubramaniam, was released in Mumbai, at Tendulkar's restaurant in Mumbai. Present at the occasion were Billiards champion Geet Sethi and former Indian cricket captain Nari Contractor. "No need to ask, cricket is a religion in our country and Tendulkar is the epitome of it. There's a huge visibility to Sachin, but I look beyond visibility. I look at his character and hunger (for the game)", Sethi said.
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videoContractor said that when India were knocked out of the 2007 world cup and people were calling for the retirement of Sachin among others, he was the one who predicted that Sachin would probably make it to the 2011 World cup, a prophecy that most in international cricket will hope comes true. The book's co-author, Vijay Santhanam said Tendulkar played a big part in his recovery from a brain stroke. "I suffered from a brain stroke nearly three years ago and it is thanks to my family, the hospital staff, my friends and my employers that I am on the road to recovery. In my hospital room I had this statue of Lord Ganesha and an autographed picture of Sachin Tendulkar, on which it was written: 'Get well soon. Our best wishes are with you.' That really inspired me a lot in my recovery process," said Santhanam.
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