Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been made an honorary member of the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC). The Melbourne Cricket Club, one of Australia’s oldest sporting clubs, announced that Sachin Tendulkar has accepted the club’s invitation as an honorary cricket member.
The legendary batsman holds the record for most Tests by an Indian at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He scored 449 runs in five Tests at an average of 44.90 and a strike rate of 58.69, including one century and three fifties. The former Indian captain was honored with the Order of Australia in 2012.
Sachin Tendulkar has accepted honorary cricket membership – MCC
Melbourne Cricket Club took to its official X account (previously known as Twitter) to announce that Sachin Tendulkar has accepted an honorary Cricket membership. The club recognized his exceptional contributions to the sport with this honor.
“An honored icon. “The MCC is pleased to announce that former Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar has accepted an Honorary Cricket Membership, recognizing his outstanding contribution to the game,” the caption wrote.
Sachin Tendulkar played 39 Tests against Australia in his career, scoring 3,630 runs. Tendulkar played 5 Tests and 7 ODIs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, amassing 449 and 190 runs respectively.
Records and achievements of Sachin Tendulkar in his illustrious career
Sachin played 200 Tests, 463 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 1 T20I during his 24-year career. He is the all-time leading run-scorer in international cricket, and holds records for most runs in both Tests and ODIs.
Tendulkar made his Test debut for India on 15 November 1989, against Pakistan in Karachi, and his last match was against the West Indies in Mumbai on 16 November 2013. He scored 100 international centuries and added runs in 664 matches. . He was part of India’s victorious 2011 ODI World Cup team.
Tendulkar was awarded honorary life memberships of several prestigious clubs. In 2012, he was honored with life membership of the Sydney Cricket Club and, in 2014, he received the same distinction from the Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He is also a life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
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