Sachin becomes IAF's honorary Group Captain

Group Captain, Sachin, IAF, Prathiba Patil

New Delhi: Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday conferred with the Indian Air Force's honorary rank of Group Captain to honour his cricketing achievements and contribution to the nation.

Tendulkar is the first sportsperson to be conferred a rank by IAF and the first personality with no aviation background to receive the honour.

In 2008, India's World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev had received the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Territorial Army.

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