Editing Sachin Tendulkar (section)

=== Rise through the ranks ===

==== 1994–96: ODI matches ====
Tendulkar opened the batting at [[Auckland]] against New Zealand in 1994, making 82 runs off 49 balls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149893.html |title=Sachin the opener |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=26 March 2007 |access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> He scored his first ODI century on 9 September 1994 against Australia in [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at [[Colombo Cricket Club Ground|Colombo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin's First ODI Century |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/features/201096-sachin-tendulkars-odi-timeline-23-unforgettable-years |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415122309/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin/features/201096-sachin-tendulkars-odi-timeline-23-unforgettable-years |archive-date=15 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin's First ODI Ton |access-date=9 September 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=9 September 2005 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149343.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909111214/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149343.html |archive-date=9 September 2016 }}</ref> He competed in 78 ODIs before scoring his first century.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

[[File:Sachin at the other end.jpg|thumb|left|Tendulkar waits at the bowler's end.]]
Tendulkar's rise continued when he was the leading run scorer at the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 World Cup]], scoring two centuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=722;type=tournament|title=Cricket Records – Wills World Cup, 1995/96|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> He was the only Indian batsman to perform well in the semi-final against Sri Lanka.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} Tendulkar fell amid a batting collapse{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} and the match referee, [[Clive Lloyd]], awarded Sri Lanka the match after the crowd began rioting and throwing litter onto the field.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bal |first=Sambit |date=21 February 2007 |title=Mad Max destroys India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/top-world-cup-performances-aravinda-de-silva-takes-sri-lanka-to-the-finals-281229 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323054905/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/story/281229.html |archive-date=23 March 2014 |access-date=27 March 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

After the World Cup, in the same year against Pakistan at [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah]], Indian captain [[Mohammed Azharuddin]] was going through a lean patch. Tendulkar and [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] both made centuries to set a then record partnership for the second wicket. After getting out, Tendulkar found Azharuddin in two minds about whether he should bat.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Tendulkar convinced Azharuddin to bat and Azharuddin subsequently unleashed 24 runs off one over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151296.html |title=Wisden – INDIA v PAKISTAN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=27 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621133236/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151296.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 }}</ref> India went on to win that match. It enabled India to post a score in excess of 300 runs for the first time in an ODI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=300;runsval1=runs;team=6;template=results;type=team;view=innings |title=Team records {{pipe}} One-Day Internationals {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo Statsguru {{pipe}} ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206162819/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Brunsmin1%3D300%3Brunsval1%3Druns%3Bteam%3D6%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dteam%3Bview%3Dinnings |archive-date=6 December 2014 }}</ref>

==== 1998: Australian competition ====
Tendulkar scored 143 (131) runs in Sharjah against the Australian team in the [[1998–99 Coca-Cola Cup|1998 Coca-Cola cup]], including 5 [[Six (cricket)|sixes]] in an innings against [[Shane Warne]], [[Damien Fleming]] and [[Michael Kasprowicz]]. The innings is known as the "Desert Storm" because it was interrupted by a [[sand storm]]. In 2020, a poll from the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] declared it Tendulkar's best ODI innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-s-desert-storm-voted-his-top-odi-innings-on-birthday/story-cTJtMlEjxy9uWP5SSvBtjM.html |title=Sachin Tendulkar's "Desert Storm" voted his top ODI innings on birthday {{pipe}} Cricket |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=24 April 2020 |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>

In early 1998, while playing in an Australian tour of India, Tendulkar scored three consecutive centuries. The focus of the tour was the clash between Tendulkar and [[Spin bowling|spinner]] [[Shane Warne]], both at the peak of their careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/warne-ing-shane/205171|access-date=15 September 2020|website=Outlook|title=Warne-Ing Shane!Outlook India Magazine|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025025658/https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/warne-ing-shane/205171|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the lead-up to the series, Tendulkar simulated scenarios in the nets with [[Laxman Sivaramakrishnan]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Off-spinner with leg-breaks is like a multi-lingual: Sachin Tendulkar|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/off-spinner-with-leg-breaks-is-like-a-multi-lingual-sachin-tendulkar/articleshow/63893732.cms|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> In their tour opener, Australia faced Mumbai at the [[Brabourne Stadium]] in a three-day first class match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_BOM_24-26FEB1998.html |title=Australia in India, 1997-98-Mumbai v Australians-Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai-24,25,26 February 1998 (3-day match) |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031153424/http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_BOM_24-26FEB1998.html |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 204 runs as Shane Warne conceded 111 runs in 16 overs and Australia lost the match within three days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/When-Sachin-Tendulkar-showed-Shane-Warne-who-is-the-boss/23456 |title=When Sachin Tendulkar showed Shane Warne who is the boss |publisher=CricketCountry.com |date=25 February 2013 |access-date=17 November 2013 |author=Nishad Pai Vaidya |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228172317/http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/When-Sachin-Tendulkar-showed-Shane-Warne-who-is-the-boss/23456 |archive-date=28 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ramchand |first=Partab |date=24 February 2001 |title=Tendulkar's duel with Warne symbolised India's superiority |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tendulkar-s-duel-with-warne-symbolised-india-s-superiority-99611 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129173051/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/99611.html |archive-date=29 November 2013 |access-date=17 November 2013 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He also had a role with the ball in the five-match ODI series in India following the Tests, including a five wicket haul in an ODI in [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Kochi]]. Set 310 runs to win, Australia were cruising at 203 for 3 in the 31st over when Tendulkar turned the match for India, taking the wickets of [[Michael Bevan]], [[Steve Waugh]], [[Darren Lehmann]], [[Tom Moody]] and [[Damien Martyn]] for 32 runs in 10 overs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/PTC/IND_AUS_PTC_ODI1_01APR1998.html |title=ESPNcricinfo Match Report, IND-AUS 1&nbsp;April 1998 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211163538/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/PTC/IND_AUS_PTC_ODI1_01APR1998.html |archive-date=11 February 2008 }}</ref> The Test match success was followed by two consecutive centuries in April 1998 in a Triangular cricket [[1998 Coca-Cola Cup|tournament]] in Sharjah—the first in a must-win game to take India to the finals and then again in the finals, both against Australia. These twin knocks were also known as the [[1997–98 Coca-Cola Cup|Desert Storm]] innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/rewind-tendulkars-operation-desert-storm/355624-78.html |title=Sachin's operation Desert Storm |work=IBNLive |date=21 April 2011 |access-date=17 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208214156/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/rewind-tendulkars-operation-desert-storm/355624-78.html |archive-date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> Following the series, Warne ruefully joked that he was having nightmares about his Indian nemesis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketnetwork.co.uk/main/s119/st62164.htm |title=Down Memory Lane – Shane Warne's nightmare |publisher=Cricketnetwork |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106030217/http://www.cricketnetwork.co.uk/main/s119/st62164.htm |archive-date=6 January 2009 }}</ref>

Tendulkar's contribution in the ICC 1998 quarterfinal at [[Dhaka]] paved the way for India's entry into the semifinals, when he took four Australian wickets after scoring 141 runs in 128 balls.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tendulkar single handedly helped to win India |work=IBNLive |date=30 May 2013 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/champions-trophy-flashback-when-sachin-tendulkar-downed-australia-in/394937-78.html |publisher=IBN Live.in |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227204843/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/champions-trophy-flashback-when-sachin-tendulkar-downed-australia-in/394937-78.html |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref>

==== 1999: Asian Test Championship, Test matches, and the World Cup ====
The inaugural [[Asian Test Championship]] took place in [[1998–99 Asian Test Championship|February and March 1999]], involving India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 December 1998 |title=Asian Test Championship from Feb&nbsp;14 to March&nbsp;17 (24&nbsp;December 1998) |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/asian-test-championship-from-feb-14-to-march-17-24-december-1998-74734 |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111165424/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/74734.html |archive-date=11 November 2012}}</ref> Around 100,000 attended the first four days of the tournament, breaking a 63-year-old record for aggregate Test attendance record.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar collides with Shoaib Akhtar |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rewind-to-1999-india-v-pakistan-the-run-out-that-sparked-a-riot-483619 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022194822/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/483619.html |archive-date=22 October 2014 |access-date=18 December 2013 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> In the first match, between India and Pakistan at [[Eden Gardens]], Tendulkar was dismissed from the match after colliding with Pakistan bowler [[Shoaib Akhtar]]. The crowd reacted by throwing objects at Akhtar, and the players were taken off the field. The match resumed after Tendulkar and the [[List of International Cricket Council presidents|president of the ICC]] appealed to the crowd; however, further rioting meant that the match was finished in front of a crowd of 200&nbsp;people.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 January 2011 |title=Riot police, fires and a sobbing Vinod Kambli |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/controversies-in-kolkata-riot-police-fires-and-a-sobbing-vinod-kambli-498547 |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131142814/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/498547.html |archive-date=31 January 2011}}</ref> Tendulkar scored his 19th Test century in the second Test and the match resulted in a draw with Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sri Lanka v India 1998–99 |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153758.html |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208042919/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153758.html |archive-date=8 February 2011}}</ref> India did not progress to the final, which was won by Pakistan, and refused to participate in the [[2001–02 Asian Test Championship]] due to increasing political tensions [[India–Pakistan relations|between India and Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Williamson |first=Martin |date=20 October 2010 |title=The run-out that sparked a riot |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rewind-to-1999-india-v-pakistan-the-run-out-that-sparked-a-riot-483619 |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022194822/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/483619.html |archive-date=22 October 2014 |quote=the second Championship ... was rendered fairly meaningless by the withdrawal of India because of another escalation of political tensions with Pakistan.}}</ref>

In a Test match against Pakistan at [[Chepauk Stadium|Chepauk]] in 1999, the first of a two-Test series, Tendulkar scored 136 runs; India lost the match by 12 runs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/76182/|title=India succumb on home stretch despite Tendulkar's heroics|first=Partab|last=Ramchand|date=1 February 1999|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=30 March 2014}}</ref>

Tendulkar's father, Ramesh Tendulkar, died during the [[1999 Cricket World Cup]]. Tendulkar flew back to India to attend the final rituals of his father, missing the match against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/98885/|title=Sachin loses father, team loses its wits|agency=Agencies/ENS|date=19 May 1999|location=Leicester/Mumbai|access-date=20 March 2014}}</ref> He returned to the World Cup, scoring a century (140 not out of 101 balls) in his very next match against [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in Bristol. He dedicated the century to his father.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin's Ton in Father's Memory |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/990524/front_pa.htm#head3 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |first=Lokendra Pratap |last=Sahi |date=23 May 1999 |access-date=30 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330150634/http://www.telegraphindia.com/990524/front_pa.htm |archive-date=30 March 2014 }}</ref>