Sachin Tendulkar Inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame

Guwahati, July 19, 2019:

The 'Master blaster' Sachin Tendulkar has received been inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame alongside South African pace legend Allan Donald and two-time World Cup-winning Australian women's cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick. "It's a huge honour for me," Tendulkar said, after he was inducted into the coveted club.

He is sixth indian to get this honor. Other Indians on the list are Bishan Singh Bedi (2009), Sunil Gavaskar (2009), Kapil Dev (2009), Anil Kumble (2015), and Rahul Dravid (2018).

The 46-year-old former right-handed batsman is regarded as the greatest to have played the game along with Sir Donald Bradman and remains the top run-accumulator in both Tests and ODIs.

In 2012, he became the first player to score 100 international tons besides being miles ahead in terms of runs scored in Tests and ODIs. He was also the first player to break the double-hundred barrier in ODIs in 2008 when he achieved the unthinkable in Gwalior against South Africa.He has 34,357 runs across formats and is the only batsman to have 100 internationals hundreds under his belt.

For his achievements, he has been awarded the Arjuna Award in 1994 for his outstanding sporting achievements, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1999; Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan, which are India's fourth and second highest civilian awards in 1999 and 2008 respectively.He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 2013, and became the youngest recipient of the award.

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