Tendulkar takes Twitter by storm

New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) Iconic Indian batsman Sachin
Tendulkar has become the latest celebrity to join Twitter and
even here his followers, including Bollywood stars, expect him
to break records.
Ever since Tendulkar tweeted 'By the way this time it's
real me. No more wrong information...', his page has been
flooded with welcome messages from Bollywood stars and fellow
athletes.
What's more, they expect the batting legend, who has
virtually all major batting records under his belt, to surpass
Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher as the most followed person on
twitter soon.
"The only record left for him to break is maximum number
of followers. Welcome the one and only and my favourite Sachin
Tendulkar," tweeted Deepika Padukone.
"Sachin Tendulkar is on Twitter. We want him to beat
Ashton Kutcher hollow. Spread the word. Follow Sachin," said
Riteish Deshmukh.
"The original rock star is here. Welcome Sachin
Tendulkar. He is here. Give him all the love he deserves,"
read Arjun Rampal's post.
"A big welcome shout for the Sachin Tendulkar himself.
Enjoy!" said celebrated director Karan Johar.
"Finally on twitter, the god of cricket himself. A big
welcome shout for Sachin Tendulkar himself. Spread the word,"
wrote Shilpa Shetty
Welcome messages also came from actors Rahul Bose and
Arbaaz Khan and filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.
Actress Sameera Reddy was also excited about Tendulkar's
joining.
"Twitter got more awesome. Let's welcome the undisputed
king of cricket! We Love u Sachin! Sachin Tendulkar."
Apart from the filmstars, Tendulkar, who already has more
than 43,000 followers on the popular site within a day of
opening his account, also got welcome messages from tennis
star Sania Mirza.
"Good to see you here," said Sania, a self-confessed fan
of Tendulkar. PTI