Tendulkar reportedly said that he doesn’t accept an honour of this stature from any university.
Tendulkar had previously refused an honorary Doctorate from the Oxford University as well.
Former Indian international Cricketer and a former captain of the Indian national team Sachin Tendulkar has reportedly refused to agree to accept an honorary Doctorate of Literature from the Jadavpur University mentioning ‘ethical reasons’ behind his refusal.
In response to this particular gossip, Tendulkar reportedly said that he doesn’t accept an honour of this stature from any university.
He had previously refused an honorary Doctorate from the Oxford University as well.
Tendulkar regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He is the highest run scorer of all time in International Cricket.
Tendulkar is the only player to have scored 100 international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International (ODI), the holder of the record for the highest number of runs in both Test and ODI, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.
