Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced that Sachin Tendulkar will be conferred the membership of the Order of Australia, an honour "rarely" awarded to non-Australians. The 39-year-old iconic Indian cricketer who is currently in SouthAfrica, playing the Champions League Twenty20, will becomeonly the second Indian after former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee to get the honour. Sorabjee was made an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia for service to Australia-India bilateral legal relations, in 2006. Ms. Gillard said, the award will be conferred on him by Australian Cabinet Minister Simon Crean when he will visit India.Earlier, West Indies legend Brian Lara was also made an honorary member. Another West Indies legend, Clive Lloyd, is an Honorary Officer in the Order of Australia, having been conferred the award way back in 1985. The right-handed Tendulkar has 15,533 runs in 190 Tests besides a mammoth 18,426 runs in 463 ODIs.