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Sir Sachin Tendulkar? Possible if Brown has his way
Published on Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 09:14 in Nation section
Tags: Gordon Brown, Sachin Tendulkar , New Delhi
HONOUR FOR LIFE: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has suggested Sachin Tendulkar be honoured with knighthood.
New Delhi: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has suggested Sachin Tendulkar be honoured with knighthood.
Brown also wants the honours to be extended to other leading cricketers from India and other Commonwealth countries. The move could lead to OBEs, CBEs or knighthoods for the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev.
Apart from the legendary Donald Bradman, Vivian Richards, who was knighted in 1999, Richard Hadlee, knighted in 1990, and Gary Sobers, who was knighted in 1975, are among players from the more recent past from Commonwealth countries to receive knighthoods.
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Thats is great. Its high time the world recognizes that we Indians are the best.
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OBEs, CBEs or Knighthoods are prestigious and such honours are welcomed with pride. Go ahead Mr.Prime Minister. Atleast they have
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I really don't know why we always show that we care by saying we don't!!!!
Then it is just an honor
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what a absolute superb honour why take it as a compliment
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Its a shame that a foreigner recognises our talent and not our own country. Our politicians should wake up. Its
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