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Sachin Tendulkar is celebrating his 44th birthday and Virender Sehwag pays tribute.
Updated : Nov 18, 2017, 05:48 AM IST
Virender Sehwag's love for 'God Ji' Sachin Tendulkar knows no bounds. The two idols of Indian cricket were a deadly combo at the top of the batting order. With 4387 runs in 114 innings, the Sachin-Sehwag partnership is ranked 7th highest in ODI history.
The duo has amazing camaraderie. On the field, Sehwag's fireworks were balanced by Tendulkar's disciplined knocks. The glorious partnership includes 13 100-plus and 18 50-plus stands in ODIs. Their highest stand for the first wicket is of 182 runs.
The same swashbuckling-discipline combination is mirrored in the social media interactions these two have. While Tendulkar is the epitome of calm, Sehwag hits it out of the park more often. God Ji Sachin and his Lala Sehwag also engage in twitter banter from time to time.
But on Tendulkar's 44th birthday, Sehwag pointed out something a god fearing person should be aware of. Commit the crime when the God is sleeping. (Not really. Never do that.)
Tweeting an image of tired Sachin Tendulkar taking a nap on board an airplane, Sehwag put up the caption: A rare occasion when one could have committed a crime, God Ji sleeping. To a man who could stop time in India, #HappyBirthdaySachin
A rare occasion when one could have committed a crime,God ji sleeping.To a man who could stop time in India, #HappyBirthdaySachin @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/CfPtEKbtSZ
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 24, 2017
This ease of conversation comes on the back of the times spent together winning matches for team India.
Tendulkar, Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman became the 'Fab Five' of Indian cricket and the very reason of causing waves of feels among their fans.