Mumbai: India's cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who is recovering at home after spending six days in hospital due to COVID-19, turned 48 on Saturday and wishes started pouring in from all over the world.

• Sachin Tendulkar Tweet On Babar Azam

Former Indian medium-pacer Venkatesh Prasad took to Twitter, posting pictures of some of the glorious moments he shared with the legend, and wrote, '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.'

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 .#HappyBirthdaySachinpic.twitter.com/6bl6L5zNtb

1 day ago  Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 48th birthday on Saturday. On the occasion, several actors took to their social media handles to share wishes for the ‘Master Blaster’. Mahesh Babu tweeted, “To the man who redefined cricket forever Happy birthday @sachin. 1 day ago  Sachin Tendulkar 48th Birthday (Image: Twitter) Hailed as the greatest ever batsman, Sachin Tendulkar turned 48 on Saturday. And as expected, the wishes started pouring in. — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachinrt) February 3, 2021 Soon after Tendulkar shared the tweet, social media went berserk and was divided into two parts. While there were many who praised the legendary batsman, on the other hand, there were many who started criticizing the.

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) April 24, 2021

Another fan tweeted, 'Happy Birthday God of Cricket. There are many who got famous by Cricket but there is this man who made Cricket famous. #SachinTendulkar.'

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The International Cricket Council and the Board of Control for Cricket in India also wished the maestro on the occasion.

🏏 Highest international run-scorer
💯 International centuries
🏆 @cricketworldcup winner
🥇 ICC Hall of Famer
The India legend turns 48. Happy birthday, @sachin_rt 🥳 pic.twitter.com/EiHS7OysRO

— ICC (@ICC) April 24, 2021

Born on April 24, 1973, the Mumbai batsman has scored a record 100 international centuries - 49 in One-Day Internationals and 51 in Tests - and is the first of only four cricketers to receive the highest national sporting award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, in 1997/98. The other three cricketers are Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007/08), current Indian skipper Virat Kohli (2018) and Rohit Sharma (2020).

Tendulkar received Bharat Ratna -- India's highest civilian honour – in 2013 after his retirement from international cricket.

Tendulkar, who was admitted in a Mumbai hospital as a precautionary measure after he tested positive for COVID-19 late last month, had returned home on April 8 to begin his recuperation.

Sachin Tendulkar Tweet On Babar Azam

To all his well-wishers, he wrote on April 8: 'I have just come home from the hospital and will remain isolated while continuing to rest and recuperate. I would like to thank everyone for all the good wishes and prayers. Really appreciate it. I remain ever grateful to the medical staff who took such good care of me and have been working tirelessly for over a year in such difficult circumstances.'