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.
courtesy : timesnownews.com
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'ED must show order copy', AAP rejects claims of sanction to prosecute Kejriwal
New Delhi, Dec 21: Aam Aadmi Party leaders in Delhi, including Chief Minister Atishi, on Saturday rejected claims that Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute party supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged excise policy scam.
While no formal reaction was immediately available from the lieutenant governor's (LG) office on the issue, sources in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said it is yet to receive the sanction to prosecute Kejriwal in the excise policy case linked to money laundering.
"Reports of ED getting prosecution sanction (against Kejriwal) are false. Had the LG granted prosecution sanction, why isn't the ED showing its copy," senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia, who was also an accused in the excise policy case, asked in a statement.
This is nothing but an attempt to divert attention from the "disrespect" shown by the BJP to Babasaheb Ambedkar, Sisodia alleged.
Atishi claimed reports about LG granting prosecution sanction are being spread solely to "mislead people and divert attention from real issues".
Stating that the BJP should stop such "conspiracies", the chief minister said in a post on X, "If the LG has granted prosecution sanction against Arvind Kejriwal, why does the ED have a problem in making its copy public?"
Sanjay Singh, AAP Rajya Sabha MP and also an accused in the excise policy case, claimed "LG V K Saxena has not granted any prosecution sanction", adding that the ED should make public if it has received any letter on this.
Meanwhile, BJP MP from New Delhi, Bansuri Swaraj, hit back at AAP claiming its leaders were "panicked" with the thought of Kejriwal's prosecution.
"If the lieutenant governor grants permission to prosecute Kejriwal, corruption in the AAP government will become the main political issue, which 'Team Kejriwal' does not want before the (Assembly) elections," she said in a statement.
"The truth is that cases against Kejriwal are already registered, and 'Team Kejriwal' is aware that this approval could expedite the ongoing cases against him, possibly leading to jail term for him in the near future," she claimed..
In March this year, the ED arrested then Chief Minister Kejriwal in connection with the money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy (2021-22). He was released from prison on September 13 after the Supreme Court granted him bail.
