Madhya Pradesh CM, Shivraj Singh Chouhan favours hockey legend Dhyan Chand over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 Tendulkar for the Bharat Ratna – Cricket News Update
The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan feels the legendary hockeyDennis Lillee sees http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Varun-Aaron-c2744 as India’s future star at international level – Cricket News Update player Dhyan Chand (late) deserves the Bharat Ranta award before the
Master Blaster, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556.
The Madhya Pradesh prime minister said on Monday that he admires Prolific Indian batsman, Sachin Tendulkar’s achievements in the world of cricket but the Bharat Ranta, the highest civil award of India, must be given to Dhyan Chand before the cricketer.
"I admire Sachin Tendulkar a lot but if anyone deserves to get the Khel Ratna award before him, it should be Major Dhyan Chand", Chouhan said.
Sachin Tendulkar, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s most prolific ODI run scorer, holds almost every possible batting record in the International cricket. He also holds the record of maximum centuries in test and ODI cricket. The batting maestro is just a ton away from his hundredth
century. He is the leading Test run scorer in the history of international cricket. He chalked the record of being highest test run scorer while playing against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in 2008 in Mohali.
Tendulkar has been granted with various awards by the Indian Government including the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan Award. He was selected as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the decade in 1999.
Bharat Ranta has never been given to a sportsman despite some startling performances by the Indian players in different sports at the international level. There has been much debate about the eligibility rules for the Bharat Ranta awards so that the players
could also get nominated for the highest civil award.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was talking to the media reporters at the sidelines of a sports award, also slammed the money spinning Indian Premier League (IPL). He said that the lucrative Twenty20 tournament is not a sport but just a way to earn money.
"I think the game should not be made a spectacle, people are investing money and making money out of it, the rich people should atleast leave games and sports alone", said Chouhan, who was speaking at a sports award function.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Madhya-Pradesh-c809 chief minister had earlier asked the promising India batsman, Sachin Tendulkar to turn down the offer of Indian Premier League franchise for the Bharat Ratna award. Chouhan said that seeing a player of Sachin Tendulkar’s stature being
sold and bought had really hurt him.
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