Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar reminisced about the 2011 World Cup victory, calling it his life's finest achievement. Tendulkar received the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, praised his coach Ramakant Achrekar, and recounted India's triumphant World Cup journey in 2011.
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