Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has said that while cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar deserves to be conferred the Bharat Ratna, it was hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand who needed to be the first sportsperson to be bestowed the country's top civilian honour.u00a0

"Sachin should be conferred with Bharat Ratna honour. I have never say no to this but hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand should be the first sportsperson to be conferred the award," Azhar said here today.