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Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who is celebrating his 41st birthday on April 24, started his special day by casting his vote along with his wife Anjali at a polling booth near their residence in suburban Bandra.
He said, "A wonderful start to my birthday as a responsible citizen of our great nation." (PTI)
The Bharat Ratna awardee, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP, then celebrated his birthday at his residence in Mumbai. This is Sachin's first birthday after he quit all forms of cricket last year. (PTI)
Sachin Tendulkar is perhaps the only celeb of his stature who has never been known to lose his cool. On his 41st birthday, look at how Sachin Tendulkar, who retired from all forms of cricket last year, spent his time post retirement. From receiving the Bharat Ratna Award to enjoying a jeep safari in the jungle, and more...
Sachin Tendulkar sang the entire national anthem after he was conferred with the country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna by President Pranab Mukherjee. (IE Photo: Neeraj Priyadarshi)
Sachin Tendulkar receives his Bharat Ratna from President of India Pranab Mukherjee. (IE Photo: Neeraj Priyadarshi)
The President presented the honours at a brief function at Rashtrapati Bhavan's Durbar Hall attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Union ministers, Sachin's wife Anjali, daughter Sara and a host of dignitaries. (IE Photo: Neeraj Priyadarshi)
Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali hosted a grand black-tie affair at a five star hotel in Mumbai on November 18 that saw the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Aamir Khan, Raj Thackeray, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ramakant Achrekar and many more.
Sachin's children Sara and Arjun at the retirement party.
Sachin Tendulkar went on a vacation with wife Anjali to the hill station Mussoorie. He spent about half-an-hour at his preferred tea stall in the town, the quaint Tip Top Shop in Lal Tibba. (IE Photo)
Sachin Tendulkar was on a Gujarat tour as the legendary right-hander was spotted enjoying a jungle safari with wife Anjali. (PTI)
After the Gir experience, Tendulkars were spotted at the Somnath Temple. The four-member family attracted large crowds as the devotees didn't miss an opportunity to get a glimpse of their cricketing hero (PTI)
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and wife Anjali enjoyed a dinner outing with cricketer Harbhajan Singh and his rumoured girlfriend Geeta Basra at high-end restaurant Hakassan in Mumbai. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar share a light moment on the stage to raise funds for the police welfare trust at Umang show in Mumbai on Saturday evening. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Sachin Tendulkar joined the Total Sanitation Campaign as the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Regional Ambassador to the offices in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. (IE Photo: Amit Chakravarty)
A limited edition of Sachin Tendulkar gold coins, with the senior cricketer's face and signature embossed on them, were launched on the auspicious day of 'Akshaya Tritiya' in Mumbai. (IE Photo: Ganesh Shirsekar)
Sachin Tendulkar was seen at the launch of India's first celebrity commerce website Collectabillia. (IE Photo: Dilip Kagda)
