Happy Birthday Sunil Gavaskar: Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag lead wishes for original 'Dabanng' of Indian cricket

Sunil Gavaskar, one of the world's greatest ever batsmen, turned 69 on Tuesday. Wishes poured in for the legandary batsman also known as the 'little master'.

India's best opening pair of Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were among the first to wish the leagandary opening batsman.

Sachin Tendulkar posted a tweet in Marathi congratulating Gavaskar and wishing a great year.

आपल्या कौशल्यपूर्ण खेळीने क्रिकेटच्या मैदानावर असंख्य सामने जिंकून, चाहत्यांची मने जिंकणार्या, महान क्रिकेटपटू, Sunil Gavaskar, यांना वाढदिवसाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा. तुम्हाला पुढील वर्ष सुखाचे जावो. pic.twitter.com/R2TXZEafqA

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 10, 2018

Sehwag showered also praises on the legendary cricketer in his own unique style, saying the Little Master was a ‘dabanng’ who taught “a- not very high on confidence generation” to be always courageous.

Sehwag tweeted “Today, #SunnySideUp ,for a man who taught a- not very high on confidence generation , ‘Fusfusana Band-India bano Dabanng’. He was truly a Dabanng for his courage to face bowlers who looked like killing you,without any fear and protective gear. Happy Birthday Sunil Gavaskar.”

Today, #SunnySideUp ,for a man who taught a- not very high on confidence generation , 'Fusfusana Band-India bano Dabanng'. He was truly a Dabanng for his courage to face bowlers who looked like killing you,without any fear and protective gear.
Happy Birthday Sunil Gavaskar. pic.twitter.com/UDxL12QsrQ

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 10, 2018

VVS Laxman and Mohammad Kaif also wished Gavaskar on his birthday.

Birthday Greetings to my childhood hero and inspiration, Sunil Gavaskar. Playing fearlessly against the most fearsome bowlers in their own conditions, he instilled courage and belief in many young Indian batsmen. Have a great day and year ahead, Sunny Bhai pic.twitter.com/Odv84zHKPA

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 10, 2018

Happy Birthday to the man who inspired a generation of Cricket lovers. The man who defined a new era in batsmanship with his courage and skills. Happy Birthday Sunil Gavaskar sir ! pic.twitter.com/WxyXk6AiGg

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 10, 2018

The International Cricket Council (ICC) also extended their best wishes.

One of the finest openers of all time.
The first man to pass 10,000 Test runs.
A stunning 34 Test centuries.

Happy birthday to one of India's true legends, Sunil Gavaskar! pic.twitter.com/hAaKsW3A42

— ICC (@ICC) July 10, 2018

Sunil ‘Sunny’ Gavaskar played 125 Tests for India, scoring 10122 runs, and 3092 runs in 108 ODI appearances. He once held the record of highest number of hundreds in Test cricket which was later broken by Sachin Tendulkar in 2005.