Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar with Vijay Joshi, first Indian of Order of Australia awardee, during his felicitation ceremony with the Order of Australia award in Mumbai on Tuesday, 06 November 2012. Tendulkar is the second Indian to receive this honor rarely given to non-Australians.

Photographer: Sachin Kadvekar

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