By Matters India Reporter

Nagpur: A hut in one of the slums in the central Indian city of Nagpur, popularly called Orange City, is not just a shanty. It is temple.

The presiding deity In that temple is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, whom many revere as the “God of Cricket.”

A diehard fan of Tendulkar has converted his hut into a temple for the Indian cricket legend. He has filled it with memorable photographs and souvenirs of the cricketer, who turned 45 on April 24 this year.

The day holds great significance for cricket fans not just in India but across the globe. They say the Master Blaster, as he is fondly called, has changed cricket into a religion.

In his 24-year cricketing career, Tendulkar won hearts of billions of fans who chanted “Sachin, Sachin, Sachin” at stadiums, streets, and almost all places where they witnessed the record breaking feats one after another.

The Nagpur fan, who has turned his little hut into Temple of God of Cricket, joined millions of other fans in celebrating the birthday.

(Nagpur Times)
India captain Virat Kohli was among the first to wish Tendulkar on his birthday. Kolhi, who has openly claimed Sachin Tendulkar as his cricket idol, took to Twitter to post a birthday wish and said, “Wish you a very Happy Birthday @sachin_rt Paaji. ???? You are and will always be the real Master Blaster.”

Apart from Kohli, sportspersons and people from the cricket fraternity flooded Twitter with heartfelt wishes for the cricket legend.

Later, Tendulkar also posted a thank you message on social media. “I cannot thank you all enough for sending so much love to me. It really means a lot! Deeply grateful,” he said in a video.

The Master Blaster bid adieu to the game in November 2013 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.

With a huge pile of runs under his belt, Tendulkar dominates both One-Day-International and Test run charts. Apart from his 15,921 runs in 200 Tests and 18,426 runs in 463 ODIs, the batting maestro also has numerous records to his name.