New Delhi, April 24 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman, Jay Shah, extended his heartfelt wishes to Indian sports icon Sachin Tendulkar on his 53rd birthday on Friday.

Sharing a post on X, the ICC Chairman wrote, "Wishing our sport's icon @sachin_rt a very happy birthday. Your amazing contribution to cricket continues to inspire generations across the world to play and watch our great game, while your empathy and humanity has an ongoing and significant impact on society."

Born on 24 April 1973, Tendulkar was the most complete batter of his time, the most prolific run-maker of all time, and arguably the biggest cricket icon the game has ever known.

He holds the record for the most centuries in both Tests and ODIs, a rema...