Why is Sachin Tendulkar not yet in ICC's Hall of Fame?
Indian legend Rahul Dravid added another feather to his cap as the former Indian captain was inducted into ICC Hall of Fame on Sunday last week. As Dravid became only the fifth Indian cricketer to enter the elite list after Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Bishan Singh Bedi and Anil Kumble, one question in everybody's mind is - why is Sachin Tendulkar missing from the elite list?
While fans would be curious to know why Tendulkar is yet to be inducted to the ICC Hall of Fame, the fact of the matter is that the batting maestro is not yet eligible to be bestowed upon with the honour. As per the rules, a player should not have played any international contest for the last five years before being included into ICC Hall of Fame. Since Tendulkar retired from international cricket in November 2013, he is not eligible to receive the honour.
Indian legend Rahul Dravid added another feather to his cap as the former Indian captain was inducted into ICC Hall of Fame on Sunday last week. As Dravid became only the fifth Indian cricketer to enter the elite list after Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Bishan Singh Bedi and Anil Kumble, one question in everybody's mind is - why is Sachin Tendulkar missing from the elite list?
While fans would be curious to know why Tendulkar is yet to be inducted to the ICC Hall of Fame, the fact of the matter is that the batting maestro is not yet eligible to be bestowed upon with the honour. As per the rules, a player should not have played any international contest for the last five years before being included into ICC Hall of Fame. Since Tendulkar retired from international cricket in November 2013, he is not eligible to receive the honour.
He played his farewell Test match at his home ground, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, in November 2013. It was also the first occasion in the history of Test cricket that a cricketer was playing his 200th match. Apart from being the most capped-player in Tests and ODIs, he is also the highest run-scorer in both the formats with 15921 and 18426 runs under his belt in these formats, respectively.
Meanwhile, Dravid, the latest inductee into ICC Hall of Fame, played 164 Tests and 344 ODIs for India with his first international game coming in the year 1996. He retired from cricket in 2012. He scored over 10,000 runs in Tests and ODIs and also played a sole T20I against England in 2011.
The present coach of India A and U-19 team, Dravid also captained India in 25 Test matches. Regarded as ‘The Wall’, Dravid was known to be one of the calm and composed batsmen and still holds the record of playing most balls (31258) in Test cricket. Along with Dravid, Ricky Ponting, former Australia captain, and Claire Taylor, former England wicketkeeper-batswoman, were also inducted into ICC Hall of Fame.
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Tonnes of untreated waste being dumped in landfills in Kedarnath, reveals RTI query
Dehradun, Nov 8: Tonnes of untreated waste continues to be dumped at the landfill sites around the famous Himalayan temple of Kedarnath, causing concern among those who care for the environment as the area is eco-sensitive.
A total of 49.18 tonnes of unprocessed garbage generated in Kedarnath was dumped at the two landfill sites near the temple between 2022 and 2024, an RTI query filed by a Noida-based environmentalist has revealed.
The non-processed garbage generated in the area also showed a rising trend during the period, with 13.2 tonnes of untreated waste generated in 2022, 18.48 tonnes in 2023 and 17.5 tonnes so far this year, according to the Uttarakhand government's response to the query filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
Besides, the eco-sensitive area also generated 23.3 tonnes of inorganic garbage during the period.
However, all of it was processed or recycled, the public information officer of the Kedarnath Nagar Panchayat said in response to the RTI query filed by Amit Gupta.
"The RTI data is shocking both in terms of the quantity of garbage generated and the manner in which it has been left untreated. It proves once again that there is no proper garbage management system in Kedarnath, which is an eco-sensitive area," Gupta said.
"The temple is situated at a height of 12,000 feet, where there are also glaciers. The eco-sensitivity of the area is beyond doubt. The lack of a proper garbage management system in Kedarnath even figured in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann Ki Baat programme last year. Still nothing is being done by the authorities on the ground to transport the plastic waste to the plains and process it," he said.
The two landfill sites near the temple are reaching their saturation point. If things continue in this manner, another tragedy like the 2013 disaster is unavoidable, the activist said.
What makes the situation even more worrying is that the response to the RTI query claims that no complaint was registered or action taken during the period against garbage disposal in an irresponsible manner.
"I have myself been writing to the authorities for the last two years on the garbage issue in Kedarnath. At least half-a-dozen complaints have been filed by me only," Gupta said.
"The NGT and the NMCG have also taken note of my complaints. Sharing my concern, they directed the authorities to do something to rid the holy place located in the ecologically-fragile Himalayas of untreated waste by setting up enough sewage treatment plants in Kedarnath," he added.
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has also written to the Rudraprayag district administration, asking it to take necessary steps to stop the rising pollution levels of the Mandakini river, which flows near the Himalayan temple.
The NMCG issued the directions to the district administration on a complaint filed by Gupta on the basis of an RTI query, which revealed that the absence of sewage treatment plants in Kedarnath is leading to rising pollution levels in the Mandakini, a tributary of the Ganga, with untreated waste being released directly into it.
