I finally fell in love with cricket because of Sac

Sachin Tendulkar turns 37 Saturday and Bollywood actors expressed their love and gratitude for the cricketing genius and wished him a long innings at the crease.

"Wish you a very happy birthday and we wish to see many more hundreds, many more 200s actually, " Shilpa Shetty, owner of Rajasthan Royals IPL team, told reporters at the IPL awards, hosted by director-producer Karan Johar here at Grand Hyatt hotel.

Shilpa was present along with her husband Raj Kundra.

Actor Arjun Rampal said: "I wish him that he never gete older and keeps playing for the country."

Actress Amrita Rao said that she fell in love with the game because of Sachin.

"It's because of Sachin I started taking interest in the game and finally fell in love with cricket. I am really, really so proud of his consistent career and I wish him all the best, " said Amrita.

The IPL Awards was attended by every team player of the IPL. A.R Rehamn enthralled the audience with his performance in this newly-started award ceremony for the cricketers.