Australian
Prime Minister Julia Gillard, during her visit to India, on 16 October, 2012
Announced that Sachin Tendulkar would be conferred with the membership of the
Order of Australia. This honor is rarely bestowed on any non-Australian. The
Prime Minister, while announcing this special honour for Sachin said that he
deserves the award because he was a special cricketer. Sachin was conferred
with this award during the visit of Australian Minister Simon Crean to India.
Tendulkar was honoured with AM award, one of the six different grades of the
Order of Australia honour. Sachin is the the former Attorney General of India
to be conferred with this award. Before Sachin Tendulkar, Brain Lara the
cricketer from West Indies was conferred with this honour in the year 2009.
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