8 April 2000: Tendulkar scores 80 runs in the Asia vs Rest of the World cricket match.

5 April 2000: Tendulkar relinquishes Mumbai Captaincy

Former Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar has requested the Mumbai Cricket Association to relieve him of the captaincy of the State side. This was announced by Mumbai Cricket Association joint secretary Ratnakar Shetty in Mumbai on Tuesday. Tendulkar had earlier been named captain for the Ranji Trophy semifinal against Tamil Nadu to be played from April 11 to 15 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Tendulkar will now be replaced by Samir Dighe as captain. Shetty said that ``Tendulkar felt since Dighe had led the side for the entire season, it would be better if he continues to do so. Besides, he reasoned that the new boys in the side would be more comfortable under Dighe".

9 March 2000: Tendulkar makes all-time squad

NEW DELHI: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar is the lone Indian in the list of an all-time great one-day cricket team, the All Stars XI, led by former Australian skipper Greg Chappell announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) here today.

The 11-member team chosen by a panel of distinguished ex-cricketers and a respected former umpire surprisingly omits greats like India's Kapil Dev, Ian Botham of England, former West Indian opener Desmond Haynes and Brian Lara while including Australia's Adam Gilchrist as wicketkeeper-opener.

The other members are Viv Richards (WI), Dean Jones (Aus), Clive Lloyd (WI), Imran Khan (Pak), Richard Hadlee (NZ), Wasim Akram (Pak), Shane Warne (Aus) and Joel Garner (WI).

Twice World Cup champions Australia find four members in the team and the Caribbeans, who won the first two editions in 1975 and 1979, have three with two from Pakistan.

The panel comprising West Indian great Sir Gary Sobers, Aussie batting legend Neil Harvey, John Reid of New Zealand, former India skipper Bishan Singh Bedi, former Pakistan batsman Mushtaq Muhammad, ex-South Africa batsman Barry Richards, Zimbabwe's Andy Pycroft, former Sri Lankan skipper Duleep Mendis and Dicky Bird, former English umpire, with India's Ravi Shastri as moderator finalised the names after a lengthy debate here on Tuesday night.

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8 March 2000: The ICC President, Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya, today announced the sides selected to play in the ICC Cricketnext.Com Cricket Week, Asia v the Rest of the World match, as follows:

This match will be held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka on Saturday 8th April.

26 February 2000: Selectors name Saurav Ganguly as captain of the Indian team for the series of five one day internationals against South Africa to be played next month.

21 February 2000: Sachin announces his resignation of the captaincy. He will step down from the helm at the end of the two-test series against the visiting South Africans.

8 November 1999: Sachin breaks his personal record in ODI by scoring 186* against New Zealand, in Hyderabad. India score 376 and win by 174 runs.

30 October 1999: Sachin finally makes his first test double-century, scoring 217 against New Zealand.

04 June 1999: Sachin is dismissed for a duck in the first Super 6 match vs Australia. India lose the match and must win every remaining match to have hope of reaching the semi-finals.

29 May 1999: Sachin scores 22 in the last Pool A match for India vs England. India win and move into the Super 6 stage of the World Cup as the last qualifier.

26 May 1999: Sachin scores 2 vs Sri Lanka in a match which saw India score 373 runs with Ganguly scoring 183 and Dravid scoring 145.

24 May 1999: Sachin scores 140* from 101 balls after returning from India from his fathers funeral. It is Sachins 22nd ODI century, and his first batting at number 4. He also bowled one over conceding 23 runs!

23 May 1999: Sachin returns to England for the match against Kenya on the advice of his mother.

19 May 1999: Sachin's father Ramesh Tendulkar passes away after a heart attack aged 66. Sachin Tendulkar left the World Cup to attend his fathers funeral.

15 May 1999: After a 4 month break from international cricket due to back problems, Sachin scores 28, and bowls 4 overs conceding 22 runs in his come back match against South Africa in the World Cup. South Africa won the match by 4 wickets.

17 April 1999: Sachin Tendulkar escaped unhurt, when a speeding car dashed his car at a traffic light near his Bandra home in north-west Bombay on Thursday afternoon. Tendulkar's wife, Dr Anjali, who was also in the car, was also unhurt. His car was damaged though. Sachin's wife Anjali said a girl driving fast broke a traffic light and banged into their car, smashing the headlights. Sachin, India's biggest hope for the upcoming World Cup in England, missed the Sharjah tournament in progress now to give his injured back time to heal.

20 Februrary 1999: In the first Test match of the Asian Test Championship, Tendulkar scored a golden duck in his first innings and was controversially run out in the second innings which led to play being held up due to crowd trouble from the 95,000 Eden Gardens crowd. The 9 runs did ensure that Tendulkar managed to get his 5000th test run. Skipper Azharuddin also got his 6000th test run.

1 February 1999: Sachin scores a magnificent 136 but it is not enough to stop Pakistan winning the first Test match in India. Pakistan end up winning by 12 runs, but Tendulkar still gets the man of the match award.

26 January 1999: Sachin Tendulkar has been awarded the Padma Shree, India's third highest civilian award after the Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan, by the Government of India on the occasion of India's 50th Republic Day.

19 January 1999: Sachin does not play in the 5th ODI v NZ due to a sore forearm. His final statistics for the NZ tour are:-

16 January 1999: Sachin scores 5 and gets 1 wicket in the 4th ODI v NZ.

14 January 1999: Sachin scores 45 from 42 balls in a match which was abandoned due to rain.

12 January 1999: Sachin scores a quick 23 from 19 balls before being caught at slip. Sachin also got 3 wickets in an innings in which 5 New Zealand batsmen were run out.

9 January 1999: Sachin scores a duck in the first ODI v NZ. His last duck was 46 ODI's ago on 18/09/97 v Pakistan in Toronto. His bowling figures for the match were 8 overs 1 wicket for 34 runs. Dravid who recently passed Tendulkar in the PwC Test ratings scored and unbeaten 123 off 123 balls in Indias total of 257/5. Due to the lights at the venue going down for about 25 minutes, the total NZ was chasing was reduced to 200 from 39 overs, which they got with 1 over to spare.

7 January 1999: Dravid moves to number 2 in the PwC test batsmen ratings, one ahead of Tendulkar who drops down 2 places. See the latest Test batsmen ratings (here), and the latest ODI batsmen ratings (here).

6 January 1999: The 3rd and final Test between NZ and India finishes in a draw. Tendulkar scores 67 in the first innings before being given out by what can only be describesd as an extremely poor decision. Bolwing figures for the match were 10 overs, 53 runs, and 2 wickets. Tendulkars batting average for the Test Series was 75.66, and bowling figures of 4 wickets at an average of 17.00.

29 December 1998: Tendulkar scores his 17th Test century and his maiden test century against New Zealand scoring 113 off only 151 balls with 13 fours and 2 sixes. This follows up his best test bowling performance yesterday taking 2/7 from 6 overs.

26 December 1998: The second test between India and New Zealand starts with India batting first. Tendulkar scores 47 in Indias total of 208 all out.

21 December 1998: The First Test between NZ and India is abandoned and a friendly One Dayer is played on the 4th day instead. Tendulkar c & b Astle 16 (28b 1x4 0x6). Bowling figures: 7 overs, 0 maidens, 44 runs, 1 wicket.

10 December 1998: Sachin scores 5 and 154 in the opening 4 day tour match in New Zealand against Central Districts Selection XI at McLean Park in Napier. Although India lost the match, the signs are looking ominious for Sachin to have a great tour of New Zealand and silence the critics who believe he cannot score outside the sub-continent. Sachin's 100 came up in 81 balls. The next tour game is against Wellington at the Basin Reserve on the 12th - 15th December. Full Indian Tour of New Zealand itinerary (here)

2 December 1998: Sachin wins the Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year Award.

13 November 1998: India win the final of the Coca Cola Cup in Sharjah with a 10 wicket win over Zimbabwe. Man of the Match Tendulkar scores 124 not out and his 4th century in a final this year. He also got figures of 1/16 from 4 overs in the match, giving him 24 wickets for the 1998 calendar year at an average of 26.5. This ranks him as the number 8 bowler this year.

11 November 1998: India lose to Zimbabwe in the 6th match of the Coca Cola Cup in Sharjah by 13 runs. Sachin scores 11 runs from 12 balls, and bowls 1/14 from 5 overs.

9 November 1998: India beat Sri Lanka in the 4th match of the Coca Cola Cup in Sharjah with an 81 run victory . Sachin scored 18 runs from 28 balls.

8 November 1998: India beat Zimbabwe in the 3rd match of the Coca Cola Cup in Sharjah with a 7 wicket win. Sachin gets another century (118*), his 20th ODI century, and bowls 1 over for 4 runs. He also gained his 31st Man of the Match award, which is also a new record.

6 November 1998: India win the opening game of the Coca Cola Cup in Sharjah with a 3 wicket win over Sri Lanka. Tendulkar scores 3 from 6 balls and gets figures of 0/17 from 4 overs. Azharuddin also becomes the highest run scorer in ODI cricket, beating Desmond Haynes' record of 8648 runs. Azhar has currently 8649 runs.

31 October 1998: India are defeated by the West Indies in the Wills International Cup. Sachin scores 8 runs and gets figures of 2/29 from 10 overs.

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.