Sachin Tendulkar: The master blaster
A god in Cricket
25 September 1998: Sachin Tendulkar, aged 25 years and 155 days, created a new World Record when he scored his 18th Limited Overs International hundred in the 191st innings of his 198th match. In the process, he overtook Desmond Haynes (17 hundreds). Haynes' record, made on 5 March 1994, thus stood for 4 years and 205 days.
28 October 1998: Sachin Tendulkar stunning all-round performance leads India to victory over Australia in the 3rd Wills International Cup quarter-final in Dhaka. Tendulkar scored 141 from 128 balls with 13 4's and 3 6's. He followed this up with 4/38 off 9.1 overs to gain his 30th Man of the Match award for his performance. His last 15 ODI innings have produced 6 centuries and 3 50's at an impressive average of 88.83.
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