India 344 for loss of 6 at stumps against Pakistan
Pakistan Times Sports Desk

KOLKATA (India): India after choosing to bat first, were 344 for six at stumps on the opening day of the second test against Pakistan at Eden Garden, Kolkata on Wednesday.

Rahul Dravid was the lost player out on 110 runs, V.Sehwag 81, was other main contributor of Indian innings. While Sachin Tendulkar 52 achieved his 10,000 runs career milestone.

In morning Indian skipper Ganguly won toss and elected to bat first.

India made a runaway start through Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir before Danish Kaneria made a much needed breakthrough for Pakistan.

Danish Kaneria got out Indian opener Gambhir (29) attempted to sweep across the line but was trapped plumb in front by a googly.

India lost its second wicket in the post-lunch session of the day when Sehwag 81miscued a lofted drive off Afridi to be brilliantly caught by Inzamam-ul-Haq, running backwards at covers.

India lost Tendulkar 52, skipper Sourav Ganguly, Laxman and Dravid’s wickets in the post tea session. Tendulkar achieved his career milestone of 10000 Test runs, while Dravid 110, completed his 19th century in Tests. He lost wicket on a Kaneria delivery.

Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq and Danish Kaneria grabbed two wickets each for Pakistan.

India was playing at 225 for two with Rahul Dravid batting on 70 and Tendulkar 25 at tea on the opening day of the second Test here.

Dravid raised his 37th Test half-century during the session, while Sachin Tendulkar (25 not out) was just two runs away from the 10,000 runs career milestone.

India lost its only wicket of Sehwag 81, in the post-lunch session of the day when he miscued a lofted drive off Afridi to be brilliantly caught by Inzamam-ul-Haq, running backwards at covers.

Earlier, Indian skipper Ganguly won toss and opted for batting first in Eden Garden’s pitch popular as batting paradise.

Opener Virender Sehwag cracked his ninth half-century in Test cricket as India reached 126 for one at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against Pakistan.

Sehwag was on 64 with Rahul Dravid 22 not out after a session dominated by Indian batsmen.

India made a runaway start through Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir before Danish Kaneria made a much needed breakthrough for Pakistan.

Danish Kaneria got out Indian opener Gambhir (29) attempted to sweep across the line but was trapped plumb in front by a googly.

Earlier, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly elected to bat after winning the toss against Pakistan.

Steve Bucknor of the West Indies became the first umpire to stand in 100 Test matches.

Earlier, Indian skipper Ganguly won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against archrivals Pakistan.

The first Test at Mohali was drawn after Indian superiority in the game for first four days but Pakistan batsmen Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq played heroic innings on the fifth day of the match devoid India of a certain win.

Pakistan made two changes in its team played at Mohali, replacing unfit Navedul Hassan and out of tune Salman Butt with Shahid Afridi and Mohammed Khalil. India made only one change in its playing eleven replacing seamer Zaheer Khan with spinner Herbhajan Singh.●