Glorious moments of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556’s cricketing career – Part II
Continued from Part I...
4. Player of the tournament (2003 ODI World Cup)
The legendary batsman clinched Player of the tournament trophy in the 2003 ICC World Cup, co-hosted by South Africa, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746, finished the global event with 465 runs, trailing the master blaster by 208 runs.
Sachin’s tally, studded with one century and six half centuries, was a record for any World Cup. But the festivity of the Rs 3 million (approx) award was outshined by India’s 125-run crushing at the hands of Australia in the tournament final.
5. Padma Vibhushan award (2008)
The right-handed Indian opener was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2008. It is the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after Bharat Ratna, and is awarded by the government of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. The honour was established on January 2, 1954 and is awarded by the President of India to recognise exceptional and distinguished services of Indian citizens in any field, including government service. The award consists of a medal and a citation.
6. Sir Garfield Sobers trophy (2010)
The veteran Indian clinched Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for cricketer of the year in 2010. Named after former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229.
In 2010, Tendulkar was chosen ahead of fellow Indian batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501.
During the voting period, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in Gwalior.
7. Honorary Group captain of Indian Air Force (2010)
In 2010, the Indian Air Force conferred http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 Tendulkar with an honorary rank of Group Captain in recognition of his outstanding services to Indian cricket. The then Indian President Partibha Patil had also agreed to bestow the Master Blaster with the rank of group captain, despite him being a civilian man with no relation with the field of aviation.
8. 'Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year' award (2011)
Sachin Tendulkar’s longevity and consistency won him 2010 'Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year' award in January 2011. He was also conferred with the Castrol Test Batsman of the Year 2009.
Besides the two Player of the Year awards, the Little Batting Maestro was also felicitated with a Special Award for his double feat – becoming the first international cricketer to score 50 Test centuries and to score a double ton in ODIs.
9. BCCI Cricketer of the Year award (2011)
Another accolade was added to Sachin’s distinguished closet in May 2011 when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) honoured him with the BCCI Cricketer of the Year award.
Tendulkar made himself eligible for the prestigious award with an impressive run of performances between October 2009 and September 2010. The period saw the Little Batting Maestro scoring 1064 Test runs at an impressive average of 82.00, including five centuries and a double ton. The period also saw him notching up a double century in the history of One Day International Cricket.
10. Order of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 (October 2012)
Most recently, the Little Master added another fangled feather to his memorable cap after the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced to confer the iconic Indian batsman the membership of the Order of Australia, an honour “rarely” awarded to non-Australians.
With the announcement, Sachin, 39, becomes only the second Indian after former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee to be felicitated by the Australian Government with the prestigious honour.
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