The calls for bestowing Sachin Tendulkar with the Bharat Ratna may have got louder after India's World Cup triumph but giving the country's highest civillian honour to the batting icon would require tweaking of the criteria that has been laid down for the coveted award.
Former West Indies captain Daren Ganga believes Chris Gayle should continue to play for the West Indies in the T20 format.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith was disappointed but not downcast after the Proteas lost the third Test against England by 70 runs at Trent Bridge.
One of the greatest batsmen of all time, the iconic Sachin Tendulkar was voted Cricketer of the Generation. He staved off stiff competition from spin legend Shane Warne and all-rounder par excellence Jacques Kallis for the ESPNcricinfo award.
Out of the 214 Young Global Leaders who were honoured for leadership and service to society, 109 are women.
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Batting ace Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday conferred the Indian Air Force's honorary rank of Group Captain in honour of his cricketing achievements and contribution to the nation. He is the first sportsperson to be conferred a rank by the IAF and the first personality with no aviation background to receive the honour.
India's second Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua welcomed the government's decision to bestow the Bharat Ratna on Sachin Tendulkar but added that five-time World chess champion
He joined fellow Indian icons Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly on the prestigious list of MCC Honorary Life Members.
The Indian Air Force celebrated its 82nd Air Force Day at the Hindon base on Wednesday.
BCCI vice-president and Congress MP Rajiv Shukla on Sunday rejected speculation of star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar campaigning for his party in the upcoming assembly elections and termed such reports as "baseless".
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday advised youngsters in the country to chase their dreams to excel in their respective fields, but discouraged them from wasting too much time on modern gadgets.
According to sources at CAB, the security clearance did not come a day ahead of the historic match between India and Bangladesh in Kolkata.
'They came out with an attitude that they had nothing to lose.' 'That's what stands out about this team.'
This was due to the fact that they had already won the Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour.
Barely five days after his remarks against Sachin Tendulkar created a controversy, former Indian player Vinod Kambli on Saturday came face-to-face with his celebrated childhood friend at a public function in Nagpur. Tendulkar and Kambli made their first joint appearance at a felicitation programme where their coach Ramakant Achrekar was also honoured.
The three-member probe commission headed by rtd Justice Mukul Mudgal, who had been appointed by the Supreme Court to look into IPL VI fiasco, interrogated tainted cricketer S Sreesanth and IPL CEO Sundar Raman among others in Mumbai.
"He also gave verbal directions to make the necessary arrangements for the prevention of COVID-19 spread during the session," the spokesperson added.
Bollywood's swiss set was among many other influential Mumbai people who attended the party at Antilla.
Tendulkar inaugurated a gate named after the late former selection committee chairman at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai.
India retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy with a historic three-wicket win over Australia in the fourth and final Test, in Brisbane, successfully chasing a 328-run target to seal the four-match series 2-1.
Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar was conferred the Order of Australia at a function in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Rajya Sabha MP is only the second Indian after former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee to get the honour.
Amid unprecedented political lobbying for the Bharat Ratna, former India cricket captain Ajit Wadekar said master blaster Sachin Tendulkar should be given the country's highest civilian honour. 'If any one has to be given Bharat Ratna it is Sachin Tendulkar, since it is he who deserves [it] the most,' said Wadekar.
India's one-day and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Monday chosen for the Raviv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest honour for a sportsperson.
Only James Anderson, Muttiah Muralitharan and Imran Khan have taken more Test wickets against India, earning Nathan Lyon significant praise from Indian great Sachin Tendulkar.
The Indian Air Force is celebrating its 85th Air Force Day with a large parade. A series of air displays will be organised at the Hindon air base near Delhi.
Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman has agreed to be a Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian Olympic contingent for the Rio Games. He joins cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, ace shooter Abhinav Bindra and Bollywood star Salman Khan, who all had earlier accepted the role offered by the Indian Olympic Association.
Union Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday backed the Bharatiya Janata Party's demand for according the Bharat Ratna to former prime minister and veteran leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Statistical highlights from the second day's play in the fourth Test between India and England at the VCA stadium in Nagpur.
The Sports Ministry has written to the Prime Minister's Office, requesting Bharat Ratna for the late Dhyan Chand in what can considered be its latest push to bestow the hockey legend with India's highest civilian honour.
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India's latest batting sensation Virat Kohli on Thursday said Sachin Tendulkar deserves country's highest civilian award -- the Bharat Ratna.
Abhinav Bindra eager to motivate India's Rio Olympics contingent.
The former England captain says the ace batsman is in good form and should score his maiden hundred at the hallowed ground in the first Test against England.
Kohli will join the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Cristiano Ronaldo whose statues are featured in the popular and interactive sports zone of the famous wax museum.
Do you, our dear readers, think it is high time the Union government awarded the Bharat Ratna to Atal Bihari Vajpayee? Or do you believe that the former prime minister does not deserve India's greatest civilian honour?
To celebrate ten years of its association with the hugely successful Indian Premier League, two-time champions Mumbai Indians are organising a special function in Mumbai on April 10.
While Sonia Gandhi has been avoiding attending public events, Rahul Gandhi left on a short personal visit abroad only on Sunday.
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