Question: At which age did one of the greatest batsmen of all time, nicknamed Master Blaster, take up cricket?

Context articles: Partnership (cricket)
Math Blaster Jr.
Jack Hobbs
Chris Gayle
Master Blaster (Schlitterbahn)
Younis Khan
Ricky Ponting
Cricket All-Stars
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara

In the sport of cricket, two batsmen always bat in partnership, although only one is on strike at any time.
 The partnership between two batsmen will come to an end when one of them is dismissed or retires, or the innings comes to a close (usually due to victory being achieved, a declaration, a time or over limit being reached, or the match being abandoned in mid-innings for inclement weather or, exceptionally, dangerous playing conditions).
 Various statistics may be used to describe a partnership, most notably the number of runs scored during it (either by the batsmen or as extras), the duration of the partnership both in time (usually quoted in minutes) and number of deliveries (balls) faced.
 Partnerships are often described as being for a particular wicket (for example, a "third wicket partnership", also called a "third wicket stand"—in this context, the "opening partnership" between the two opening batsmen is the "first wicket partnership").
 This has the anomalous result that a partnership may be between more than two batsmen, if one of the original batsmen retires hurt but not out, since the particular numbered wicket will not have fallen yet.
Master Blaster Jr. is a 1996 educational video game, aimed at ages 4–7.
 The game was re-released as "Math Blaster: Ages 4 - 6" in 1997.
Sir John Berry Hobbs (16 December 1882 – 21 December 1963) was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930.
 Known as "The Master", he is regarded by critics as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.
 He is the leading run-scorer and century-maker in first-class cricket, with 61,760 runs and 199 centuries.
 A right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Hobbs also excelled as a fielder, particularly in the position of cover point.
Christopher Henry Gayle, OD (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer and a former captain, who plays international cricket for the West Indies.
 Gayle captained the West Indies' Test side from 2007 to 2010.
 Considered one of the greatest batsmen in limited-overs cricket, Gayle has set and tumbled numerous records across all three formats of cricket.
 He is known as a hard big hitter, very often hitting sixes; in 2012 he became the first player to hit a six off the first ball of a Test match.
Master Blaster is a type of uphill water coaster at Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Waterpark in Texas, USA.
 "Master Blaster" opened in 1996 in the Schlitterbahn East section of the park as the anchor attraction to a second themed area called Blastenhoff.
 The ride is 65 feet tall and 1,100 feet long.
Younis Khan (Pashto, Urdu: ) (born 29 November 1977, Mardan, Pakistan) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played all forms of the game and also a former captain of Pakistan national cricket team in all three formats.
 Largely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen to play for Pakistan, Younis has marked numeours world records in Test cricket, which made him as one of the legends in Test cricket history.
Ricky Thomas Ponting, AO (born 19 December 1974), nicknamed Punter, is a former Australian cricketer, and two World Cup winning captain in 2003 and 2007.
 Widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen and captains in the history of cricket, Ponting was captain of the Australia national cricket team during its 'golden era'; between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket.
 He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very occasional bowler.
 Ponting holds the record of being the only cricketer in the history of Test cricket to be a part of 100 Test match wins.
 He was named "Cricketer of the decade 2000".
 He led Australia to victory at the 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cups and was also a member of the 1999 World Cup winning team under Steve Waugh.
Cricket All-Stars (better known as Cricket All-Stars Series) was an exhibition Twenty20 cricket series started in 2015 with the first series taking place in the United States.
 The series features two lineups of renowned retired cricket players from around the world, led by cricket icons – "Master Blaster" Sachin Tendulkar of India and the "King of Spin" Shane Warne of Australia.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar ( ; born 24 April 1973) is a former Indian cricketer and a former captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
 The highest run scorer of all time in International cricket, Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years.
 He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International, the holder of the record for the most number of runs in both ODI and Test cricket, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.
Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricket player.
 He is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
 He topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions and holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, which is the only quintuple hundred in first-class cricket history.