Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 50th birthday two days early during the ongoing clash between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings at his home ground Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Tendulkar, who had said that reaching 50 was his 'slowest half-century', cut a cake near the Mumbai Indians' dugout during the second strategic break in the first innings.

A special birthday celebration ?

When the entire Wankhede Stadium collectively wished Happy Birthday to the legendary @sachin_rt ??#TATAIPL | #MIvPBKS pic.twitter.com/wSIymEe8wu

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The Mumbai Indians franchise, for whom Tendulkar played for all his six years in the IPL from 2008-2013, had special arrangements in place to celebrate the occasion. More than 30,000 fans at the Wankhede Stadium were provided with Tendulkar face masks.