Hayden doesn’t think Sachin should get Order of Aus

Upset at cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar getting the Order of Australia, former batsman Matthew Hayden said the honour should be ‘exclusive’ to his countrymen. ‘Now, if Sachin was living in Australia, give him the PM’s gong I reckon, but the reality of it is he's living in India,’ Hayden told a radio show. Australian PM Julia Gillard announced the honour for Tendulkar during a recent visit to India. Hayden, a former recipient of the title, said only Australians should be conferred with such awards as they are about national honour. ‘It should be exclusive to Australians. There's things that are sacred amongst our country,’ Hayden said.