The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), headed by NCP leader Sharad
Pawar presented Tendulkar with a 10 kg silver bat and a cheque of
Rs 2.51 lakh to honour him after he was conferred with 'Maharashtra
Bhushan' award by the state government and also for completing a
record 10,000 runs in one-day internationals. [MCA
felicitates Tendulkar with silver bat]

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There's never a shortage of awards when you're
as big a star as Sachin Tendulkar. Having already bagged many prestigious
awards in an international career that has seen the little master
from Mumbai stamp his authority on world cricket, Tendulkar recently
added another feather to his cap. Mumbai's favourite son was awarded
the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' for the year 2000-01. The award
was announced on Tendulkar's birthday by Cultural Affairs Minister
Ramkrishna More. The award comprises a citation and a cash element
of Rupees Five lakhs.

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Considering that Sachin Tendulkar has scored
25 Test centuries, he must have been in the running for at least
the same number of Man of the Match awards. In actual point
of fact, he has eight Man of the Match awards in his kitty, and
on two of those occasions he didn't even make a century.
Sachin's
Man of the Match awards in Tests | in
ODIs
The Arjuna awardcarries a cash prize
of Rs. 50,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll. Instituted
in the year 1961, the awards are given annually to honour outstanding
sportsmen. Sachin Tendulkar received the honour in 1994.
In 1997 Sachin Tendulkar became the 11th Indian
to be named Cricketer of the Year by the Wisden Almanack
The 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award' is
India's highest sporting award. An exclusive award, the Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Ratna Award is awarded only to those individuals who have done
India proud on the world stage. The award was instituted in 1991
and Tendulkar is the seventh recepient of the award. Sachin Tendulkar
has done enough to deserve this award and more.
"India's
Highest sports award for Tendulkar" (12 Aug 1998)
The Padma Shri is awarded to people doing
exceptional work in their respective fields. It is given away by
the President of India in a very special function at the Rashtrapathi
Bhavan. Sachin Tendulkar featured in this list in 1999 for his outstanding
contribution to Indian cricket.
Tendulkar
awarded Padma Shri
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