Sachin Tendulkar's Rajya Sabha nomination

MS Dhoni confident of Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution in Rajya Sabha as well

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said that his senior team-mate Sachin Tendulkar will make a contribution as a Rajya Sabha member also.

PIL against Sachin’s Rajya Sabha nomination rejected by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition challenging the nomination of cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha.

Exciting possibilities following Sachin Tendulkar’s nomination to the Rajya Sabha

By Gaurav Sahay

Rajeev Shukla, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Indian Premier League chief, finds Sachin Tendulkar’s nomination to the Rajya Sabha an endorsement of Parliamentary institutions. While Soli Sorabjee, former Attorney-General of India and an eminent jurist, finds it legally sustainable.

Satire: Bangar, Laxman for Rajya Sabha as replacements for Bangaru Laxman!

Clearly proving that they are not going to be a mute spectator, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), purported to be the party with a difference, has hit right back at the Congress by nominating cricketers Sanjay Bangar and VVS Laxman to the Rajya Sabha as a replacement for former BJP President Bangaru Laxman, who was recently convicted of taking a bribe of INR 1 lakh 11 years ago.

India needs to show faith in Sachin as he takes guard for a new innings

Critics have been quick to express their doubts Tendulkar’s ability to do justice to his new role.

Satire: Man forced to attempt suicide for making anti-Sachin comment on Facebook

Twenty five-year-old Champu Singh (name changed to protect identity) was forced into attempting suicide after being traumatised by Sachin Tendulkar fans for well over a month. Champu was rushed to the nearest government hospital, but the doctors at the hospital refused treatment fearing social networking backlash. Last reported, Champu was fighting for his life deserted, lonely in the hospital lawns.

Is Sachin Tendulkar’s entry into Rajya Sabha sign of imminent exit from cricket?

Having blazed a trail of destruction with the blade on the cricket field for over two decades, Sachin Tendulkar has now turned his attention to politics. His name has been approved for nomination to the Rajya Sabha by President Pratibha Patil on Thursday Having blazed a trail of destruction with the blade on the cricket field for over two decades, Sachin Tendulkar has now turned his attention to politics. His name has been approved for nomination to the Rajya Sabha by President Pratibha Patil on Thursday.

Will Sachin find time to devote to debates, deliberations & drudgery of Rajya Sabha?

Sachin Tendulkar has forever leaned into his glorious drives. That is where his leanings had ended – political or otherwise – till Thursday. Arunabha Sengupta gropes for an explanation as the mastero prepares to walk into the Rajya Sabha.