Gautam Gambhir’s match-saving 137 in the second Test against New Zealand on Monday earned him rich accolades from stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag who likened the belligerent left-hander to Rahul Dravid and dubbed him the “second wall” of Indian cricket. Otherwise an aggressive batsman, Gambhir batted for nearly 11 hours over three days to bail...
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Tit-Bits : India Vs New Zealand, 2nd Test @ Napier
VVS Laxman (76 & 124 not out) is the second Indian batsman to aggregate 200 runs in a Test match in New Zealand. Rahul Dravid had posted 293 (190 & 103 not out) in the 1998-99 Hamilton Test. Laxman (124 not out off 212 balls) posted his highest ever score against New Zealand, surpassing...
Tit-Bits
Gautam Gambhir has taken 398 minutes to complete his hundred, fifth slowest by an Indian in an away Test. Gambhir also became only the third Indian left-hander to complete 2,000 runs in Test cricket after Sourav Ganguly (7,212 runs in 113 Tests) and Ajit Wadekar (2,113 runs in 37 Tests). Gambhir became only the...
India at 252/2 at stumps on day 4
Gautam Gambhir made century in lengthy partnerships with Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar as India, following on, batted itself away from danger Sunday on the fourth day of the second cricket test against New Zealand. Gambhir was 102 not out, Tendulkar was 58 not out and India was 252 for two at stumps, still...
Dravid on way to create World record
Rahul Dravid has levelled with retired Australain Mark Waugh with highest Test catches but has to wait as record slipped through his fingers. They have 181 catches to their cap. Lets wait for another day to see if Dravid breaks the record.
