198819891990
- Became the second youngest player to score a Test century he hits a maiden match saving 119 on India's tour of England at the age of 17years and 112days.He finished the series with an average of 61.25
1991
- Becomes the youngest player to score a century on Australian soil with a mammoth 148 in Sydney.
- He followed it u with a ton at Perth,a century which he ranks as one of his best ever
1992
- Sachin is the first first batsmen to be declared run out by a third umpire against South Africa.
- At 19 he becomes the youngest player to score 1,000 test runs during India's tour of South Africa.
- Becomes first overseas-born player to represent Yorkshire in the English County Championship.He scores 1,070 runs in 16 matches.
1993
- Scores his first Test century at home,in Madras,hitting 24 fours and a six in his 165 during a trashing of England.
- With South Africa needing just six to win off the final over in the Hero Cup semi final, his bowling comes to the fore as he concedes only 3 runs,giving India victory.
1994
- Open an ODI innings for the first time,scoring 82 off 49 balls.
- Scores his first One-Day century on September 9 against Australia in Colombo Srilanka
- Receives Arjuna Award for achievements in cricket
1995
- Signs a then record sports management deal with Worldtel for 30crore rupees over5years
- Rated the No.1 batsman in the world by the prestigious Coopers and Lybrands ratings.
1996
- Is the leading run scorer at the World Cup, topping the batting average while scoring two centuries.
- Appointed captain of Indian cricket team.
1997
- Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
- Receives India's highest sporting honour,the Rajiv Gandhi Khal Ratna
1998
- Wins the Coopers and Lybrand Awards for best Test Cricketer of the Year.
- Scored centuries in three consecutive Tests against the touring Australians;two further centuries and fifty give India a 2-1 Test series win.
- Single-handily wins ICC quarter-final against Australia by scoring 141 in 128 balls and taking 4 Australian wickets.
- Involved in a world record opening stand with Saurav Ganguly of 252 runs off 44-overs.
- Becomes the fifth player in ODI to score 7,000 runs.
- Meets Sir Donald Bradman in Adelaide on the occasion of the Australian batsman's 90th birthday celebrations.Bradman considers Tendulkar to be the best batsman in the world.
- Breaks the record for ODI centuries by scoring his 18th (127 not out) against Zimbabwe on September 26.
- Chosen as the Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year Award.
- Tops amul Cricket Rankings
1999
- Recives Padma Shri,India's civilian medal of recognition.
- Makes highest score by an Indian in ODIs-186 not out against New Zealand at Hyderabad
- Passes 5,000 runs in Test cricket during the First Test of the Asian Test Championshi.
- It's his 67th Test and his average of 53.19 includes 18 centuries and 20 fifties.
- Scores his 19th Test century and 23 Odi hundred.
- Replaces Azharuddin for his second shift as captaian of India.
- Scores his first Test double century (217 against New Zeland).
2000
- Scores his 25th ODI century and passes 9,000 runs in ODIs
2001
- Becomes the first batsman in the history of limitied overs cricket to score 10.000 runs.
- Equals Sir Donald Bradman's record of 29 Test centuries when he score 117 against the West Indies at the Port of Spain,Trinidad.
2002
- On September 5, becomes the youngest player from any country to play in 100 Tests.
2003
- Is the highest run scorer at the 2003 Cricket World Cup with 673 runs at an average of 61.18;he also wins the player of the Tournament award.
- In August he is voted the Greatest Sportsman of the Country in the sport personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News.
- While playing against Pakistan in the group match during 2003 World Cup,scores his 12,000th ODI run.No other plaer has scored more than 10,000 runs till date.
2004
- Hits an unbeaten 241 in the Fourth Test against Australia in Sydney,his highest first class score.Plus puts on 353 for the fourth wicket with VVS Laxman as India draw the Test series 1-1
- Problems with tennis elbow serface causing him to miss the Champions Trophy and the first two Tests of the home series against Australia.
2005
- Completes 13,000 runs in ODIs during the second one-dayers against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.
- Equals Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 tons in Test matches ;by the end of the year he has broken it with a 109 against Sri Lanka in Delhi.
- Becomes only the third player in history,after Gray Kristen and steve waugh to score centuires against all Test-Playing nations.
- Has elbow surgey which keeps him out for four months;scores 93 of 96 against Sri Lanka on his return.
- Becomes fifith batsan in Test history to score 10.000 runs, during second test against Pakistan.
- Equals former Pakistan all-rounderWasim Akram's record for ODI appearences by playing his 356th match.
2006
- Signs a contract with Saatchi and Saatchi's Iconix,valued at 180 crores over 3yeras, making him highest-earning cricketer in the world.
- Time magazine names him as one of their'Asian Heroes'.
- Named Sports person of the Year.
- Scores his 39 ODI hundred,in a match against Pakistan.
- Plays his 132nd Test,the most by any Indian ever,at his home ground in Mumbai.
- Goes to England for surgey on his right shoulder and misses one-dayers v England and Tour of West Indies.
- Responds to questions about his longevity by scoring an unbeaten 141 off 148 balls in DLF cup match against West Indies,giving him 18 more ODI tons than players who are equally scored on the list of ODI century-makers,Sourav Ganguly and Sanath Jayasuriya.
2007
- Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne names him at Numer 1 on his list of 50 greatest cricketers ever.
- ICC World ODI XI award to Sachin.
- Scored a 76-ball century against West Indies for his 41st ODI century.He reached a hundred on the last ball of the Indian innings.
- Becomes the first batsman to make 1,000 runs in caldendar year on secen seperate occasions.
- Dismissed seven times during the year on scores between 90 and 100,including three times at 99.
- Is rested for the ODI series against Bangladesh but returns to score century in two consecutive Test matches.
- Announces a joint Venture with Fortune Group and Manipal Group to launch helathcare and sorts fitness products under the brand name 'S Drive and Sach'.
- A series of comic books by Virgin Comics is due to be published featuring him as a spuerhero.
2008
- Recives the Padma Vibhushan,India's second highest civilian award.
- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggests Sachin should be conferred with an honoraryKingthood for his contribution to international cricket.
- Scores his first ODI century in Australia.
- Becomes highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket with12,037.
- He reaches this summit at 2.31pm on friday October 17 in Mohali when he steers debutant Peter Siddle to third man for three runs.
2009
- 3-1 ODI win in New Zealand,including 163 off 133 balls in third ODI.
- 1-0 test series win over New Zealand,including 160 in the first Test.
- His test record is no 12,773 runs,including 42 centuries
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