Shanghai: Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar was yesterday inducted as one of the five new members into the prestigious Laureus Sports Academy in a glittering annual awards ceremony at the Shanghai Grand theatre here.


New Laureus Academy member Sachin Tendulkar talks to presenter Chen Chen 

"It is a huge honour standing here, being a new member of the Laureus Academy. I never thought that I will be sharing the stage with guys whom I watched growing up," Tendulkar told a packed audience that included the who's who of the global sporting fraternity.