India batting great Sachin Tendulkar admitted to hospital due to Covid-19

The 47-year-old was already quarantining at home after testing positive six days ago

Former Indian player Sachin Tendulkar signs autographs during a celebrity cricket match to raise funds for people affected by the Australian bushfires of 2020. AFP

India batting great Sachin Tendulkar has been admitted to hospital after contracting the Coronavirus last week.

Tendulkar, who will turn 48 later this month, was previously quarantining at home after testing positive six days ago after showing mild symptoms.

"As a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice, I have been hospitalised," he said on Twitter. "I hope to be back home in a few days. Take care and stay safe everyone."

Former India captain Tendulkar retired from the professional game in 2013 after notching a still unmatched 100 international centuries in a prolific 24-year career.

He lives in Mumbai, the capital of the western Indian state of Maharashtra which has been the hardest hit by a resurgence in Covid-19 cases.

Maharashtra had as many as 43,183 new cases on Friday with the country's financial hub Mumbai reporting 8,646 of them – both a record for single day infections.

Earlier in the day, India reported 81,466 new Covid-19 infections, the highest daily number in six months, as several states were hit by a second wave of the coronavirus.