TENDULKAR TO GET BHARAT RATNA

Tendulkar to get Bharat Ratna
Mumbai, November 16
Sachin Tendulkar will be conferred with India's
highest civilian order, Bharat Ratna, the
government confirmed hours after the batsman
played his last Test match.
Tendulkar will be the first sportsperson ever to
be bestowed this honour and the first to be
awarded with the Bharat Ratna since 2008.
There was a debate on whether a sportsperson
should be given the award and that is also the
reason why hockey great Dhyan Chand has not
received it.
However, Tendulkar's frenzied farewell series
once again highlighted just how enigmatic and
influential he has been in the course of his 24-
year-old cricketing journey. Tendulkar called
time on a glittering career after playing his
200th Test against the West Indies in Mumbai.
Tendulkar finished with the most runs in Test
cricket (15921) and ODIs (18426) besides a
string of other records. His farewell Test at the
Wankhede Stadium was attended by leading
politicians, industrialists and movie stars
besides former cricketers.