CHANDIGARH, Apr 24:
Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar today turned 39 and celebrated the occasion with a simple cake cutting function with his wife and Mumbai Indians teammates at the team hotel here.
After a strenuous training session at the PCA Stadium at Mohali ahead of Mumbai Indians’ IPL match tomorrow, a small party was held with his MI teammates cutting the birthday cake which had cricket field as its theme.
The PCA also organised a small function to mark Tendulkar’s birthday, where a cake was cut and a memento was presented to him by Joint Secretary G S Walia.
“Many many happy returns of the day. May he stay happy and healthy forever,” MI skipper Harbhajan Singh said wishing the legend.
“It’s a bit of a tradition that you celebrate by painting pieces of cake on each other’s face. It’s quite fun,” said MI coach Shaun Pollock.
Meanwhile, Tendulkar’s die-hard fans celebrated the occasion in their own way by cutting cakes at various places and carrying posters of their icon. He was mobbed by the fans at the PCA Stadium where he had a practice session in the afternoon. (PTI)
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