Sachin Tendulkar attends Parliament's Monsoon Session

Sachin Tendulkar attended Rajya Sabha's monsoon session on Monday (August 5). (AFP image)

Wife Anjali Tendulkar accompanied the cricketer and watched the Parliament session from the visitors' gallery.

Wearing blue striped shirt and black trousers, Tendulkar walked in with minister of state for parliamentary affairs Rajeev Shukla. (AFP image)

It is learnt that Tendulkar thumped the desk when chairman Hamid Ansari congratulated the Indian cricket team for winning the Champions Trophy. (AFP image)

Tendulkar also went up to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and shook hands with him as well. (AFP image)

Click on to check out pictures from when the champion batsman took oath as MP in the Parliament.

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha in the chamber of Chairman Dr Hamid Ansari. (PTI Photo)

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar begins a new innings as he has been sworn in as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha by Chairman Dr Hamid Ansari. Sporting a white shirt, he took the oath in the office of Dr Ansari. He was accompanied by his wife Anjali and Congress leader Mr Rajiv Shukla. (PTI Photo)

Sachin Tendulkar, who sworn in as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, said he would like to help other sports but he will not take his focus away from cricket. Speaking to media he said, "In the last 22 years of my international career, cricket has given me so much and I also wanted to give something back to cricket in the latter half of my life. Today with the nomination, I am in a better position not only to help cricket but also other sports." (AFP Photo)

Sachin's swearing in comes at a time when many have asked why he has not been given the nation's highest civilian honour -the Bharat Ratna. In March, Sachin became the only cricketer to get a hundred centuries in international cricket.

He is the first active sportsperson to become a member of the Parliament. He is also the first sportsperson to be nominated by the President to the Upper House. Only other member in the Rajya Sabha is former hockey captain Dilip Tirkey who is an elected member.

Sachin Tendulkar, after garnering many laurels in cricket, penning his way to national glory. President Pratibha Patil had approved the cricket legend's name along with Bollywood actor Rekha and businesswoman Anu Aga in April for the Upper House of the Parliament. The approval had come after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote to the President with the government's recommendations. (PTI Photo)

Sachin arrived in New Delhi with wife Anjali to formally start his new innings. He could not take oath in May along with veteran actress Rekha and industrialist Anu Aga after being nominated to the Upper House in April because of his IPL commitments. (AFP Photo)

When asked on how he would take time out of his busy cricket schedule, he said, "I am a nominee. I did not go to anyone asking to be a Rajya Sabha member. It's an honour and I accept that with respect. But I am here because of my cricket. I can't take my focus away from cricket because that is where it all started for me." (AFP Photo)