The praise and support for Sachin Tendulkar continues in the wake of his ODI double century in the second ODI of the India South Africa series at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior.
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Kapil Dev, former Indian captain leading India to the 1983 ICC World Cup, said Tendulkar was deserving of the honour, "Sachin has touched several milestones during his 20-year career in the international cricket. He certainly deserves the Bharat Ratna. We will be very happy if he gets the highest honour of the country."
But Kapil Dev also clarified that it was not on the basis of the Gwalior innings alone that he is deserving of India's highest honour, "Even if Sachin would have got a duck in this innings, still I would say that he deserves the honour. No decision should be taken on the basis of performance in one match, but I am keeping in mind his overall contribution."
Ajit Wadekar was all praise for the Mumbai man, applauding him for his feats in all formats of the game - Test cricket, one day game and Twenty20, "Sachin is the Kohinoor diamond of the game of cricket. This cricketer has unmatched talent and you can't find another Tendulkar ever. I think, he should have got the Bharat Ratna."
Wadekar also added that the way Tendulkar was going, he could even continue well beyond the 2011 ICC World Cup.
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