INDIAN SPORTS VETERANS
Bhaichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976) is a retired Indian footballer of Sikkimese-Bhutia descent who played as a striker. Bhutia is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills in football. Three-time Indian Player of the Year. I.M.Vijayan described Bhutia as "God's gift to Indian football".
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HONOURS
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- Arjuna Award for football in 1998
- Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 2008
- Banga Bhushan award in 2014
- Asian Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2014
- IFFHS 48 Football Legend Players, Phase One inductee in 2016
BHAICHUNG BHUTIA
SACHIN TENDULKAR
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar born 24 April 1973) is a former Indian cricketer and a former captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. The highest run scorer of all time in Tests and ODIs, Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International, the holder of the record for the number of runs in both ODI and Test cricket, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.
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HONOURS
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National Honours
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1994 – Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports.
1997–98 – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honour given for achievement in sports.
1999 – Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award.
2001 – Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State's highest Civilian Award.
2008 – Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.
2014 – Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.
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Other honours
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1997 – Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
2002 – In commemorating Tendulkar's feat of equalling Don Bradman's 29 centuries in Test Cricket, automotive company Ferrari invited him to its paddock in Silverstone on the eve of the British Grand Prix on 23 July, to receive a Ferrari 360 Modena from the F1 world champion Michael Schumacher.
2003 – Player of the tournament in 2003 Cricket World Cup.
2004, 2007, 2010 – ICC World ODI XI.
2009, 2010, 2011 – ICC World Test XI.
2010 – Outstanding Achievement in Sport and the Peoples Choice Award at The Asian Awards in London.
1998, 2010 – Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World.
2010 – ICC Award-Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for cricketer of the year.
2010 – LG People's Choice Award.
2010 – Made an Honorary group captain by the Indian Air Force.
2011 – BCCI Cricketer of the Year award.
2011 – Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year award.
2012 – Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award.
2012 – Honorary Life Membership of Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
2012 – Honorary Member of the Order of Australia, given by the Australian government.
2013 – Indian Postal Service released a stamp of Tendulkar and he became the second Indian after Mother Teresa to have such stamp released in their lifetime.
2017 – The Asian Awards Fellowship Award at the 7th Asian Awards.
