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PHOTOS : Sachin Tendulkar awarded with Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award

4:12 AM

On a sunny Tuesday, Lutyens' Delhi had two international sports celebrities with separate agendas. While golf superstar Tiger Woods, on a hurricane private corporate tour, was scorching one green to another at the Delhi Golf Club, not so far away, the darling of a billion Indians, Sachin Tendulkar, was breaking another 'record'. The retired cricketing genius became the first sportsperson to be bestowed the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar Honoured at BCCI Annual Awards 2012

9:00 AM

CRICKETCOUNTRY.COM : Former India captain and legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar was today conferred with BCCI's prestigious Col C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award while Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli were also awarded for their achievements in international arena during past season.

Tendulkar was feted for his incredible achiement of scoring 100 international hundreds in Tests and ODIs combined.Earlier, after receiving his award, Tendulkar thanked Gavaskar and called him his inspiration for taking up the game.

"We grew up watching you. Thanks for inspiring me to play cricket. All I wanted to do was to follow your footsteps," said Tendulkar addressing Gavaskar sitting in front.

"I was 12 or so and was disappointed as I did not get the 'Best Junior Cricketer' award. I got a letter from Mr Gavaskar saying if you go through that list there is one person who did not get that award and he (Gavaskar) had not done badly in Tests," said Tendulkar.

Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar at Castrol Awards 2012

9:25 AM

Former India captain, coach, manager and Chairman of the Selection Committee, Ajit Wadekar is set to be awarded the Castrol Lifetime Achievement Award at the Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence for 2011. The award ceremony is to be held at Bangalore on August 29, 2012.

Present India under-19 skipper Unmukt Chand will be awarded the Castrol junior Cricketer of the year, 2011.

Apart from that the other awards are – Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year, Castrol Test Cricketer of the Year, Castrol ODI Cricketer of the Year, Castrol Indian Batsman of the Year and Castrol Indian Bowler of the Year.

Cricketers, who has been nominated for the Castrol Indian Cricketer of the year are Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin, Castrol reported in a press release.