"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," Tendulkar wrote on his official Facebook page.
"I wanna take this opportunity to thank all of you for having prayed for me and wish well for me. 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," he wrote.
Tendulkar's official Facebook page is being managed by Seven3Rockers. He authenticated his joining of Facebook through a video message posted on his page.
Tendulkar has been on another popular social networking Twitter for some time and he has now linked it up with his facebook account.
"Dear friends, welcome to my facebook page. I hope you had the chance to go through it..... If not join me on http://facebook.Com/SachinTendulkar and be a part of this journey with me," he posted on his Twitter account to annouce his foray in Facebook.
Immediately, fans posted comments on Twitter with some reading like "Sachin Tendulkar joins Facebook but makes himself unavailable for immediate comments, saying he wants to spend time with family."
Another Twitter post says "Sachin Tendulkar joins Facebook. Purportedly to monitor son Arjun's online activities". MORE
