Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is all set to become the first Indian sportsperson to be conferred with the Membership of the Order of Australia, an honour rarely bestowed on non-Australians.Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard made the announcement today while visiting a cricket clinic in New Delhi and said Tendulkar would receive the honour from Simon Crean, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Regional Australia, when he visits India.The 'Order of Australia' is an order of chivalry to recognize Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service. The 39-year-old Tendulkar will be awarded an AM, which is one of the six grades in the Order of Australia.Earlier former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee was made an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM) "for service to Australia-India bilateral legal relations" in 2006.West Indies legends Clive Lloyd,Brian Lara and Sir Garfield Sobers have also got this honour.