India cricket great Sachin Tendulkar has been adjudged the world’s 12th Most Admired Man, as per a survey conducted by YouGov, an internet-based market research and data analytics firm.

This year’s study surveyed more than 42,000 people in 38 countries and territories to compile the list. Among sporting heroes, Tendulkar is third in the list behind football stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.