Sachin Tendulkar turns 46, birthday wishes pour in

Sachin Tendulkar turned 46 on Wednesday and social media is abuzz with wishes

Sachin Tendulkar turns 46, birthday wishes pour in [File] Sachin Tendulkar | Sanjoy Ghosh

Sachin Tendulkar remains a cricketing god to scores of cricket fans across the world. The legend turned 46 on Wednesday and wishes have been pouring in from everywhere. Social media is flooded with statuses, messages and tweets from fans and people from the cricketing fraternity.

It didn't take long for #GodOfCricket and #HappyBirthdaySachin to trend on social media.

Check out some of the messages posted by Tendulkar's former teammates on Twitter. Happy birthday, Sachin!

Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut in 1989 at the age of 16. He is the leading run-scorer in Tests and One Day Internationals. He is also the only cricketer to have 100 centuries in international cricket to his name.

Tendulkar announced his retirement in 2013 and played his last Test match against the Windies at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 16 the same year.