Published 19:12 IST, July 19th 2019

'ICC Hall of Fame should feel proud to have Sachin Tendulkar among the list..' : Wasim Jaffer

Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer congratulated Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar for being inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame and said that it should have happened when Sachin was still playing the game. Jaffer said that ICC Hall of Fame should feel proud to have Tendulkar among the rest of the players in the list to have played the game.

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Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer congratulated Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar for being inducted into ICC Hall of Fame and said that it should have happened when Sachin was still playing game. Jaffer said that ICC Hall of Fame should feel proud to have Tendulkar among rest of players in list to have played game.

Taking to Twitter, Jaffer penned a mess for Master Blaster. Re his tweet here:  

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Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame. Speaking at induction ceremony held in London on Sunday night,  46-year-old former right-hand batsman said that it is a huge hour for him. Regarded as greatest to have played game, Little Master Tendulkar remains top run-accumulator in both Tests and ODIs.

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He was part of Indian team which won 2011 Cricket World Cup, which was his sixth world cup appearance. In 2010, Tendulkar’s name was among 100 “Most Influential People in World” in Time Magazine. An Arjuna Awardee (1994), a Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee (1997), Pma Shri recipient (1999) and Pma Vibhushan recipient (2008), Sachin Tendulkar played his last match on vember 16, 2013.

Little Master also expressed his happiness after being houred by ICC. batting maestro took to Twitter and wrote that he was happy and humbled to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame. He n thanked his family, friends & fans across globe for ir love & support who according to him have contributed towards helping him becoming what he is today. At same time, 46-year-old also congratulated Donald and  Fitzpatrick.

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18:56 IST, July 19th 2019