Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has been named as the most influential person in Indian sports in the annual Sports Illustrated (SI) Power List.
The top 50 rates Tendulkar as the No. 1 influencer in India, followed closely by IPL chairman Lalit Modi (second) and Vijay Mallya (third).
The Union Agriculture Minister and President-elect of the ICC, Sharad Pawar, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and BCCI President, Shashank Manohar, are fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.
Some of them in the 50 most influential people list were felicitated at a function here on Monday.
“I wanted to play cricket whole-heartedly for the country. I am living my dream and have played with two-three generations. I wanted to be a special member of the team and I have done it,” Tendulkar said.
Tendulkar added that he was still receiving congratulatory messages for becoming the first batsman in ODI history to score a double hundred.
Source : http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/10/stories/2010031064462100.htm
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