Here's what lifelong Sachin Tendulkar fan Sudhir Gautam has been planning for his 44th Birthday

The name of Sudhir Gautam is well renowned in Indian cricketing circuit. The man has been present in every home game India has played with the name of Sachin Tendulkar and the Indian tricolour painted on him. Sudhir came into the reckoning after he cycled for 21 days from Muzzafarnagar to Mumbai to watch the Little Master play a Test match against Australia in 2004.

The 36- year-old Sudhir talked about his plans lately for the special day of the batting Maestro who is currently mentoring a successful Mumbai Indians campaign in the IPL this season. He is set to gift a bouquet to Master Blaster and a special collage of his childhood and other prominent memories of the man.

“I will be taking the train on Saturday and reach Mumbai on April 24th in the morning. I have a gift ready – a bouquet. A friend shared it with me during the Hyderabad Test (India against Bangladesh) and I liked it so much that I got it from him. I have added my own touch to it by adding pictures of him as a child, as a youngster, as a batsman growing up and pictures of him now. These are all my memories of Sachin. I was actually thinking of what to gift to him and this came as a very good idea,” said an excited Gautam was quoted as sayings by Indian Express.

He further mentioned that he would be painting himself yet again for Sachin and visit the Wankhede for the upcoming match of Mumbai Indians against the Rising Pune Supergiant to wish him personally on his 44th birthday.

“I will be painting my face and body once again. Will go to Nerul, there is an artist there who will help me with that. I have to figure out the plan because I have to get the body paint done, go to Sachin’s house and express my wishes and then make way to Wankhede Stadium (where Mumbai Indians play Rising Pune Supergiant in the on-going IPL). I will get body paint wishing him birthday on These other fans will also go to his house but can’t enter the house. If he allows, then yes they can. But only after asking his permission otherwise not.” concluded Gautam.