MCC President Fred Oldfield Displays On Awarding Sachin Tendulkar With Honorary Cricket Membership | Cricket Information

The Melbourne Cricket Membership (MCC) President Fred Oldfield on Saturday mirrored on legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar being honoured with Honorary Cricket Membership of MCC. Oldfield confirmed that Tendulkar accepted the membership. He added that they could not be extra happy that the previous cricketer is part of the honoured group. Earlier on Friday, MCC honoured Indian legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar with Honorary Cricket Membership in regard to his contributions to the game throughout his enjoying days. Talking to ANI, Oldfield stated that MCC awards honorary life memberships to cricketers who’ve made excellent contributions to cricket.

“The Melbourne Cricket Membership, on events, awards honorary life memberships to cricketers who’ve made excellent contributions to cricket not just for the nation however for the world. Just lately, we invited Sachin Tendulkar to affix that cohort and he has accepted it. We could not be extra happy that he’s a part of that honoured group,” Oldfield informed ANI.

The Melbourne Cricket Membership was established on November 15, 1983, by Frederick Powlett, Robert Russell, George B. Smyth and brothers Alfred and Charles Mundy, as per the official MCC web site.

Talking of Tendulkar, the ‘Grasp Blaster’ is widely known for his unparalleled talent and mastery in cricket, entertaining followers worldwide from 1989 to 2013. The Maharashtra-born participant made his Check debut on November 15, 1989, on the age of 16, and performed his first ODI on December 18 of the identical yr.

With 34,357 runs in 664 worldwide appearances at a mean of 48.52, Tendulkar stays the best run-scorer in worldwide cricket. He has 100 centuries and 164 half-centuries to his identify, data unmatched within the sport’s historical past. Tendulkar was the primary cricketer to attain a double century in ODIs and performed a document 200 Check matches.

In ODIs, he amassed 18,426 runs at a mean of 44.83, together with 49 centuries and 96 half-centuries. In Exams, he scored 15,921 runs at a mean of 53.78, with 51 centuries and 68 fifties. Tendulkar was additionally part of India’s ICC Cricket World Cup-winning workforce in 2011, reaching his lifelong dream after his World Cup debut in 1992.

From 2008 to 2013, Tendulkar represented the Mumbai Indians within the IPL, successful the event in 2013.

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