<p>Undoubtedly one of the most widely followed Indian celebrities on Facebook, Sachin Tendulkar's fan following on the social networking site has crossed nine million and it's still counting.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"9 million thanks!!! Thankyou for making me feel so special," Tendulkar posted on his facebook account.<br /><br />Tendulkar had joined Facebook last September and within hours, had a staggering four lakh likes to his name.<br /><br />The cricketer started his Facebook innings with a video message welcoming everyone to his official page.<br /><br />"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. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />"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."<br /><br />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.<br /><br />The page is managed by Seven3Rockers.<br /><br />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.</p>
<p>Undoubtedly one of the most widely followed Indian celebrities on Facebook, Sachin Tendulkar's fan following on the social networking site has crossed nine million and it's still counting.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"9 million thanks!!! Thankyou for making me feel so special," Tendulkar posted on his facebook account.<br /><br />Tendulkar had joined Facebook last September and within hours, had a staggering four lakh likes to his name.<br /><br />The cricketer started his Facebook innings with a video message welcoming everyone to his official page.<br /><br />"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. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />"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."<br /><br />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.<br /><br />The page is managed by Seven3Rockers.<br /><br />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.</p>