Sachin Tendulkar, a very famous cricket player from India, had his 50th birthday celebration at the place where he usually plays cricket. It happened during a game between two teams called Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings.
Tendulkar had a celebration near where the Mumbai Indians team sits during a break in the game’s first part.
Ravi Shastri, who used to play cricket for India and now coaches, said that reaching 50 years old has been a long journey, but also the most exciting and satisfying one yet.
Tendulkar said that scoring this fifty was a little slow, but it made him really happy and he learned a lot from it. He’s been playing cricket for a really long time and he’s proud to represent India.
This year is special because it has been 10 years since Tendulkar stopped playing cricket for his country at a place called the Wankhede Stadium.
For Tendulkar’s birthday, they put masks on every seat in a big stadium that can hold 30,000 people. There was also a special display for Tendulkar outside a building called the Garware pavilion at the Wankhede.
A really good cricket player named Sachin wore the number 10 on his shirt when he played for India and Mumbai Indians. When he was watching another team play, the crowd started chanting his name after 10 overs had passed.
Sachin played cricket wearing the number 10 jersey and a long time ago he played his last game for India at a special stadium. This Saturday, people will celebrate his amazing career as the player who scored the most runs and played the most games for India.