Date : 3/5/10
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is the newest member of the cricket fraternity to demand the Bharat Ratna for batting Maestro Sachin tendulkar. Ganguly said that Sachin most definitely deserves the award, which is the country's highest civilian honour.
"Sachin is a Bharat ratna. There is no doubt that he should be conferred the Bharat Ratna award," Ganguly told reporters. every single cricket lover in India, including top politicians have demanded for the same. But the Maestro himself remains grounded, he says that he still has a long way to go before he receives the award. "Bharat Ratna is the biggest honour for any citizen of India. There are heroes bigger than me who have got this award, and who would not want to be in that league. It will be a matter of pride if I get Bharat Ratna," he said.
Tendulkar is not aiming to get any more awards, and is only focusing on accumulating more runs in all forms of the game, and winning matches for India. "I don’t want to think about it, I just want to play. If I have to get the award, I will, but I don’t want to think about it," he said. Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and even the Bal Thackeray led Shiv Sena have said that Sachin deserves to be given the Bharat Ratna. Former captains Kapil Dev and Ajit Wadekar referred to Sachin as the Kohinoor of cricket. "Sachin is the Kohinoor diamond of the game of cricket. This cricketer has unmatched talent and you can’t find another Tendulkar ever. I think, he should have got the Bharat Ratna," Wadekar said. "Sachin has touched several milestones during his 20-year career in the international cricket. He certainly deserves the Bharat Ratna.
We will be very happy if he gets the highest honour of the country," Kapil said. "Even if Sachin would have got a duck in this innings, still I would say that he deserves the honour. No decision should be taken on the basis of performance in one match, but I am keeping in mind his overall contribution," he added. "If any player deserves the Bharat Ratna, it must be Tendulkar. He must get the award," former captain and former selection committee chairman Dilip Vengsarkar said.
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