Sachin Tendulkar to be honoured with BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will be awarded the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award. This accolade highlights his extraordinary career achievements.
- Jan 31, 2025,
- Updated Jan 31, 2025, 3:45 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar will be conferred with the BCCI's (Board of Control for Cricket in India) Lifetime Achievement Award at the Board's annual gala, in Mumbai on February 1.
The 51-year-old legendary cricketer, who played 664 international games for India, holds the record for the highest number of Test and ODI runs in the history of the game.
"Yes, he will be the recipient of the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2024," a Board source told PTI.
Tendulkar's 200 Test and 463 ODI appearances are also the highest by any player in the history of the game. He amassed 15,921 Test runs and a whopping 18,426 in ODIs.
However, he played only one T20 International in his stellar career.
In 2023, the lifetime honour was bestowed on former India head coach Ravi Shastri and wicket-keeping great Farokh Engineer.