Sachin Tendulkar, the divine force in cricket

He's often called the God of Cricket by millions of fans all over the world.

In case you don't buy that, fans of Sachin Tendulkar have a visual device to help you picture their hero as the Lord.

A gigantic poster depicts Tendulkar as Lord Vishnu.

It was shown off during Sunday's match between the Deccan Chargers and Sachin's IPL team, the Mumbai Indians in Navi Mumbai.

Tendulkar has been in sper form during the IPL, consistently powering all of the Mumbai Indians' wins. But he still insists that he won't be playing in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.

Ace off-spinner Harbhajan Singh had recently requested Tendulkar to play in the T20 World Cup, but the Master Blaster said that he would stick to his decision of not playing Twenty20 internationals any more.

"I am not going to play in the T20 World Cup. I abide by my decision taken in 2007," Sachin had said earlier.