4th September, 2002
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports  


UNION SPORTS MINISTER CONGRATULATES SACHIN TENDULKAR


Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Vikram Verma has congratulated Sachin Tendulkar on supassing the record of Sir Don Bradman and on the occasion of his playing the 100th Test March at Oval. In a letter to the cricketer, Shri Verma said that by surpassing the record of Bradman he has achieved a historic feat. " With your current form I am sure the days are not far when you will surpass the record of scoring maximum centuries in test matches. I am confident that you will continue to bring more laurels to the country in future", the Minister said.