Ind vs. Pak, 2nd Test, 1st Day
Mar 16, 2005
India won the toss and, of course, elected to bat. Sehwag again blasted the Pakistani bowlers. The fresh Afridi got him when he was sailing at 81 runs.
Then entered Sachin R. Tendulkar who became only the 5th person to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Here's a nice tribute to this great batsman. I remember watching Tendulkar bat when he was in his late teens. His skill and beauty impressed me. His careful placement and smart hitting of boundaries seemed so easy. The only other player who played with such grace was Saeed Anwar.
Afridi proved his immense worth again when he got Tendulkar at 52. However, the golden wicket of Dravid was taken by Kaneria. Dravid as usual scored a measured 110. India ended the day at 344/6. India couldn't repeat the carnage that took place in the previous match. Pakistan should be able to restrict India to 400 tomorrow.
It all depends on Pakistan's batting. Will Afridi maul the Indian bowlers? Will Younis Khan finally put some runs on the board? Can Akmal perform another batting feat? Can Youhana score a hundred against India? We'll find out in the next two days.
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