Sourav Milestones :-

v Sourav was appointed the Captain of the Indian cricket team in Feb, 2000.

vSourav was the Man of the Series in the New Zealand-India 5 match ODI series in November 1999.

 

vSourav made a mammoth 183 against Sri Lanka in World Cup 1999, 

 which,at that time, was the Highest ODI Score by an Indian, beating

 Kapil Dev's Record of 175*.

 

vSourav was the Man of the Series in the Pepsi Cup 1999 (March-

   April) for scoring 278 runs and taking 6 wickets in total.

 

vSourav has the distinction of being one of the few players in 

   the World to Score a century and take 4 wickets in the same match. (ODIs)

 

vSourav along with Tendulkar forms the 4th Best Opening Pair in the History 

 of One-day cricket.

 

vSourav and Tendulkar were involved in a World Record Opening Partnership

   of 252.

 

vSourav scored a Century on Debut at Lords in 1996, and went on to score

  a century in the very next match as well.

 

 

vSourav was named Sportstar Person of the Year 1998. He also won the

]Arjuna Award in 1998.

 

vSourav was the Highest Run-Scorer for India in ODIs in 1997.

 

vIn the Sahara Cup 1997, Sourav  set a new World Record for 5

  consecutive Man of the Match Awards. He was also the Man of

  the Series.