Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar penned an emotional post for his late father on the latter’s birth anniversary on Monday. Sharing a picture of his father on Instagram, Tendulkar revealed that his father was caring but never strict. He added that his ‘Baba’ had given him unconditional support to achieve his dreams.
Sachin noted that the way his father brought his children up was a ‘parenting lesson’ and that it was one in a million reasons why he loved his late father so much.
Sachin Tendulkar’s records & accolades
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of amassing the most runs in a career – 18426 runs. With 49 ODI hundreds to his name, the Master Blaster currently sits on top of the table of batsmen with most ODI 100s.
He also has the most 90s in his career, having crossed the 90-run mark on 19 occasions and has the most 50s (145). He is also the fastest batsman to get to 14,000, 15,000, 16,000, 17,000 and 18,000 ODI runs.