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Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday conferred the Indian Air Force's honorary rank of Group Captain in honour of his cricketing achievements and contribution to the nation.
The batting ace is the first sportsperson to be conferred a rank by the IAF, and the first personality with no aviation background to receive the honour.
The 37-year-old, who holds almost every batting record, was inducted into the Air Force as its brand ambassador, after IAF chief Air Chief Marshal P V Naik invested him at a glittering ceremony at the Air Force auditorium in Delhi.
"It's a great pleasure and honour to be honoured by the IAF. It was wishful thinking and it has come true today.
"I'm extremely proud to be a part of IAF. I want to urge the youth to join air force and serve the nation. So dream, because dreams do come true," Tendulkar said after receiving the honour.
The batting ace is the first sportsperson to be conferred a rank by the IAF, and the first personality with no aviation background to receive the honour.
The 37-year-old, who holds almost every batting record, was inducted into the Air Force as its brand ambassador, after IAF chief Air Chief Marshal P V Naik invested him at a glittering ceremony at the Air Force auditorium in Delhi.
"It's a great pleasure and honour to be honoured by the IAF. It was wishful thinking and it has come true today.
"I'm extremely proud to be a part of IAF. I want to urge the youth to join air force and serve the nation. So dream, because dreams do come true," Tendulkar said after receiving the honour.
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