Sachin Tendulkar to be honoured with lifetime achievement award by BCCI

The legendary cricketer is set to become the 31st recipient of the prestigious award at BCCI's annual gala which will be held on Saturday

Legendary India batter Sachin Tendulkar, who left an everlasting impact on the cricket world with his incredible batting and phenomenal knocks, will be honoured by the BCCI with the lifetime achievement award at the board’s annual gala on Saturday.

The 51-year-old Tendulkar, who played 664 international games for India, holds the record for the highest number of Test and ODI runs in the history of the game.

“Yes, he will be the recipient of the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2024,” a Board source told PTI.

Tendulkar’s 200 Test and 463 ODI appearances are also the highest by any player in the history of the game. He amassed 15,921 Test runs besides a whopping 18,426 in ODIs.

Considered the greatest batter of his era, Tendulkar was not just a prolific run-scorer but also an icon of the game, who played for more than two decades after debuting as a 16-year-old in a 1989 Test against Pakistan.

Overall, Tendulkar will be the 31st recipient of the award, which was instituted in 1994 in the honour of India’s first captain Col. C K Nayudu, who also served the game as an administrator.