9 Million Fans Too Little For Tendulkar?

Bangalore: Celebrities use social networking as a way of connecting with their fans and admirers and Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is definitely one sports star with a huge fan base. He is undoubtedly one of the most widely followed Indian celebrities on Facebook and his fan following on the social networking site has crossed nine million and it's still counting.

"9 million thanks!!! Thank you for making me feel so special," Tendulkar posted on his Facebook account. Tendulkar had joined Facebook last September and within hours, had a staggering four lakh likes to his name.

The cricketer started his Facebook innings with a video message welcoming everyone to his official page.

"I'll like to welcome you to my facebook family. As a child I always dreamt of playing cricket for India and I chased my dream of winning the World Cup for 22 years. It wouldn't have been possible without your support. I wanna take this opportunity to thank all of you for having prayed for me and wish well for me," he had posted the first time.

"I look forward to sharing my experience with you, join me on my facebook so that we both can share this experience and go through this journey together."

The page gives a time line of important events in the cricketer's life right from when he was born on April 24, 1973 to the World Cup win in 2011 to taking oath as a Rajya Sabha member. The page is managed by Seven3Rockers.

His page also showcases some exclusive pictures of Tendulkar. The Master Blaster already owns an account on microblogging website Twitter (@sachin_rt) since 2010, where he has more than 26, 80,790 followers.

Tendulkar, arguably the greatest batsman in contemporary cricket, recently retired from One-day Internationals, bringing the curtains down on a glorious career spanning 23 years during which he re-wrote record books with his phenomenal feats.

(With PTI inputs)