Achievements of Sachin

Awards
1994: Arjuna Award Receipient for achievements in Cricket[49]
1997: Tendulkar was one of the five cricketers selected as Wisden Cricketer of the Year[50]
1997/98: Sachin Tendulkar received India's highest sporting honour - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna[51]
1999: Awarded Padma Shri - India's civilian medal of recognition[52]

Media Recognition
In August of 2003, Sachin Tendulkar was voted as the "Greatest Sportsman" of the country in the sport personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News.[53]
In November 2006, Time magazine named Tendulkar as one of the Asian Heroes.[54]
The current India Poised campaign run by The Times of India has nominated him as the Face of New India next to the likes of Amartya Sen and Mahatma Gandhi among others.