Facts About Sachin Tendulkar

• 5th January, 1999: Sachin Tendulkar and Alan Donald top the Amul Cricket Rankings for the Year 1998. with Mark Waugh in the second place . In the bowling list, Donald is ahead of Muttaiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka (100 wickets), South African Shaun Pollock (89) and Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble (73).

• 31st January, 1999: Sachin was awarded the Man of the Match in the First Test against Pakistan at Chennai despite India's loss. Sachin scored a magnificent 136 (his 18th test century!) in the 2nd innings, arguably his best innings as it was played under immense pressure. Mongia joined Tendulkar at the crease when the score was a paltry 82/5, with the top order suffering a total collapse at the hands of the Pakistani quickies and Saqlain. Tendulkar, with the support of Mongia brought India within 17 runs of the desired target - 271. Tendulkar batted for 405 minutes and hit 18 fours. After Tendulkar's dismissal the team collapsed and India lost by 12 runs. He had scored a duck (0) in the 1st innings, his first duck after 20 test matches. Tendulkar also bowled superbly in this test breaking important partnerships.

• 16th February, 1999: Sachin recorded his first 'First Ball DUCK' in test cricket when he was clean bowled on a fast in-swinging Yorker from Pakistani pace man, Shoiab Akhtar in the first innings of the First Test of the Asian Test Championship.

• 19th February, 1999: Scores 5000 runs in Test cricket when he scored his 9th run in the second innings of the First Test of the Asian Test Championship. This landmark comes in Tendulkar's 67th Test at an amazing average of 53.19 including 18 centuries and 20 fifties.

• 28th February, 1999: Scores his 19th Test Century.

• 9th March, 1999: Sachin has gone to England to get treated for a back problem. He had suffered several back spasms during his superb 136 run knock against Pakistan at Chennai, and is also asking the selectors to rest him for the upcoming Pepsi Tri-Series.

• March-April 1999: Tendulkar has missed the Pepsi Tri-Series in India and the Coca-Cola Cup in Sharjah on account of his back injury.

• 19th May, 1999: Sachin Tendulkar flew back to India in the middle of the World Cup, due to the passing away of his Father, Ramesh Tendulkar- Sachin was apparently very close to his Father, and we, the webmasters of Cricket Fever and Sachin Fever, would like to show our sympathy and support to the World's greatest cricketer, who, before everything else, is a human being with a family.

• 23rd May, 1999: Tendulkar scores a his 23rd ODI hundred.

• 23rd May, 1999:Tendulkar scored a marvelous, stroke filled 140* against Kenya in the World Cup as a befitting tribute to his late Father, helping India score one of its highest one-day scores- 329 (50 overs). India won the match by 94 runs, with Tendulkar receiving the "Man of the Match" Award.