Sachin Tendulkar is an unbeatable Indian talent who is going to be our best bet in the upcoming World Cup 2011. He has been consistent and spectacular in all his performances and for that he has been appreciated with various awards and congratulations.

Yesterday in Mumbai at the Castrol Awards for Excellence in Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar was declared Castrol India Cricketer of the Year as well as Castrol Test Batsman of the Year in 2009. He was also congratulated with a Special Award for his double Record-breaking feat of becoming the first batsman to score a double century in ODI and to score 50 Test centuries.

Honored by the award, Sachin commented: “The Castrol Awards for Excellence in Cricket are truly special. The Castrol Awards have been the premier awards for Indian cricketers for over ten years and what makes them special is that they based on recognition from my peers – fellow cricketers who understand the game and the pressures that go into every performance.

In the past, Sachin impressed the world with his centuries against Australia in Sydney in Perth in the 1991-92 series. He is the first player to score fifty Test centuries and the first to score fifty centuries in all of international cricket combined; he now he has 97 centuries in international cricket. He is also the leading run scorer and century maker in international test and one-day cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in ODI cricket history.

In September 2007, Australian leg spinner Shane Warne called Tendulkar the best player he has ever played with or against. Tendulkar was the only current generation player included in Bradman’s Eleven. There are many awards and achievements to Sachin’s credit. Some of them include Wisden Cricketer of the Year, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan.