Sachin Tendulkar is a cricketer.
The Indian cricket team , also known as Team India and Men in Blue , represents India in international cricket . Sachin Tendulkar . Tendulkar received the Arjuna Award in 1994 for his outstanding sporting achievement , the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1997 , India 's highest sporting honour , and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan awards in 1999 and 2008 , respectively , India 's fourth and second highest civilian awards .