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over as captain again in 1999, but overall won just four of 25 Test matches in
that position.Even then,with his struggles with captaincy,Sachin remained as
brilliant as ever on the field. He delivered perhaps his finest season in 1998,
overpowering Australia with both his maiden first-class double century and his
memorable "desert storm" performance in Sharjah. In 2001, Tendulkar
became the first player to score 10,000 runs in One Day International (ODI)
competition, and the following year he surpassed the great Don Bradman on
the all-time list with his 30th Test century. He was again the leading scorer
during World Cup play in 2003, earning Man of the Series honors despite
India's loss to Australia in the final. Sachin's dominance in cricket continued
even as he moved into his 30s. He delivered an unbeaten 241 against
Australia in January 2004 and nailed his record-breaking 35th century in Test
competition in December 2005. In October 2008, he entered the record books
again by blowing past Brian Lara's mark of 11,953 Test runs. On becoming
the first player to score a double century in ODI play, he was named the 2010
International Cricket Council Cricketer of the Year.

"Don't let your failures get to your heart and don't let your success get to your
head"-Sachin Tendulkar