Sachin Career Achievements: National honours 1994 - Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports. 1997-98 - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Indias highest honour given for achievement in sports. 1999 - Padma Shri, Indias fourth highest civilian award. 2001 - Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra States highest Civilian Award. 2008 - Padma Vibhushan, Indias second highest civilian award. 2013 - Department of Posts in India, announced to issue a set of a Miniature sheet and a sheetlet to commemorate his 200th Test Match. Other honours 1997 - Wisden Cricketer of the Year. 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. 2010 - Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World. 2010 - ICC Award-Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for cricketer of the year. 2010 - LG Peoples Choice Award. 2010 - Made a 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. He also holds the record of highest number of centuries in both Test (51) and ODI (49) cricket. (49). On 16 March 2012, Tenduklar scored his 100th international hundred.[215] It came against Bangladesh in the league matches of Asia Cup 2012. Sachin Tendulkar is the most prolific run scorer in one-day internationals with 18,426 runs. Tendulkar was the highest run scorer of the 1996 Cricket World Cup and 2003 Cricket World Cup. After his century against England during group stages of 2011 Cricket World Cup, he became the player to hit most number of centuries in Cricket World Cups with six centuries and the first player to score 2000 runs in World Cup cricket. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in 1998 he scored 1894 runs, easily the record for the highest number of runs scored by any player in a single calendar year for one day internationals. Tendulkar broke the previous world record for highest individual innings in an ODI, and became the first male cricketer to score a double-century in one-day cricket. He made 200 runs and broke the previous record of 194 runs, jointly held by Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar and Zimbabwes Charles Coventry. He has been Man of the Match 13 times in Test matches and Man of the Series four times,[219] out of them twice in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The performances earned him respect from Australian cricket fans and players.[98] Similarly he has been Man of the Match 60 times in One day International matches and Man of the Series 14 times
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