Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar

• July 07, 1998: Sachin becomes the 5th player in ODI history to score 7,000 runs.

• July 07, 1998: Sachin scores 128 runs off 131 balls, his 17th one day international century and his 4th highest one-day international score ever. With this century, he has equaled Desmond Haynes' record of 17 centuries. However, Sachin has played 42 matches less that Haynes.

• August 27: Sachin Tendulkar along with Shane Warne met the legendary Sir Donald Bradman in Adelaide the occasion of the Australian batsman's 90th birthday celebration. Bradman considers Tendulkar to be the best batsman in the world.

• August 29: Sachin Tendulkar receives a cheque for Rs 1 Lac (Rs 100,000), a scroll of honor and a plaque from President K.R Narayanan at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He won the Khel Ratna award, which is the award for highest achievement in Indian sport.

• 26th September 1998: Sachin breaks the record for maximum centuries in One-Day Internationals by surpassing the previous highest of 17 set by Desmond Haynes. Sachin's 18th century (127 not out) against Zimbabwe on 26th September 1998, proved to be a match-winning knock.

• 8th November, 1998: Sachin Tendulkar scores his 20th century in one-day internationals by scoring 118* from 112 balls against Zimbabwe. By scoring this century, he broke the record for the maximum centuries in International cricket (ODI + Test), i.e., 36 in total. He crossed Viv Richards (West Indies) and Sunil Gavaskar's record of 35 centuries in International cricket combined.

• 13 November, 1998: Sachin scores his 21st century (124*) in the Finals of the Champions Trophy in Sharjah, leading India to a 10 wicket victory. He was also the Man of the Series.

• 2 December, 1998: Sachin is the Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year Award.