Tendulkar closes on world record as India dominate
India 334-2 v Bangladesh
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Your support makes all the difference.India master batsman Sachin Tendulkar needs 64 runs tomorrow to become the world's leading Test century maker.
India master batsman Sachin Tendulkar needs 64 runs tomorrow to become the world's leading Test century maker.
Tendulkar was unbeaten on 36 as India reached 334 for two on the first day of the Second Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.
He currently shares the century-making record of 34 with countryman Sunil Gavaskar.
But Tendulkar had to take a back seat for most of the match to the wonderful strokeplay of Gautam Gambhir (139) and Rahul Dravid (145 not out).
The duo shared in a second-wicket stand of 259 before Gambhir, whose maiden Test century came up in 197 minutes from 131 deliveries, tried to pull a slightly short delivery from Nazmul Hossain and played on.
The hosts had grabbed an early breakthrough with the wicket of Virender Sehwag, who was caught by Habibul Bashar at first slip off the bowling of Mashrafe Mortaza with the score on 14.
India won the first Test in Dhaka by an innings and 140 runs.
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