This development comes barely a few days after a group of athletes like Milkha Singh and Olympic medal-winning wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt had opposed the appointment of Salman Khan as the brand ambassador of Rio Olympics 2016.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) writes a letter to Sachin Tendulkar to be a Goodwill Ambassador for India for Rio Olympics 2016.
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 29, 2016
A report says that Abhinav Bindra and AR Rahman have also been approached. There has been no official confirmations from any of the personalities.