06

In the year 2010, Sachin Tendulkar became the Orange Cap holder in IPL. For the first time, the Orange Cap was crowned on the head of an Indian player. He scored a total of 618 runs in 15 matches playing for Mumbai Indians. Sachin has been the victim of nervous nineties most times in international cricket. He has been a victim of nervous ninties 18 times in ODIs and 10 times in Test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar was the first active cricketer to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha. He is the first cricketer to be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and Bharat Ratna. (AFP)