Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will turn 42 on Friday

Sachin Tendulkar thanked his family, friends and fans for their wishes on his 42nd birthday this Friday. The legendary cricketer also made his debut on Instagram with a photo of him with son Arjun, daughter Sarah and wife Anjali.

Tendulkar posted the above photo on his account and said that he enjoyed having a birthday lunch with his family.

The former cricketer received an overwhelming number of wishes with several current and former cricketers tweeting their messages for him. Even as the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma joined Anil Kumble in wishing Tendulkar on his birthday, the ex batsman opened his official account on Instagram - an immensely popular mobile photo and video sharing social platform.

He, however, did not forget to thank his fans on Twitter - a platform where he has over 9 million followers.

Once again Happy Birthday to God Of Cricket SACHIN TENDULKAR

SA....CHINNNNN............SACHINNNN.....

SA....CHINNNNN............SACHINNNN.....
(This wave of noise from the gallery will always be there in my ears)

Waving chequered flag a memorable experience: Sachin Tendulkar

Greater Noida: October 31, 2011 - Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday met the Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone ahead of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida.

God of cricket sachin tendulkar, a self—confessed Formula One fan, described waving the chequered flag at the end of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix here as a memorable experience in his life.

Tendulkar, who witnessed the race along with wife Anjali Tendulkar and daughter Sara Tendulkar, waved the chequered flag

“What an experience it was to wave the chequered flag!!! Got to keep it as well!!!,” Tendulkar wrote on his Twitter account.

He has been personally invited by F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone to watch India’s first Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida. (CC)

Sachin Tendulkar also met seven—time world champion and ‘dear friend’ Michael Schumacher and Mercedes team’s other driver Nico Rosberg before the race.

He later joined the F1 fraternity in observing a minute’s silence as a mark of respect to Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli who recently died in tragic crashes in IndyCar and Moto GP races respectively.