Sachin Tendulkar Name For Bharat Ratna Award
The call to confer Sachin Tendulkar with the Bharat Ratna is gathering momentum again as Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday (April 5) has announced in the state assembly that he will recommend Sachin Tendulkar’s name for the Bharat Ratna.
Sachin Tendulkar Press Conference

The announcement has come close on the heels of India winning the World Cup. Shiv Sena had also earlier pressed for Tendulkar being honoured with the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award. The chorus began after Tendulkar’s record breaking double hundred against South Africa in February 2010.