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INDIA: Over: 152 II Score: 502/6(1st innings)

Pietersen back into the attack.

Easy singles on offer for the batsmen.

Ashwin sccops one in the air but just past covers.

Pujara: 196*, Ashwin: 21*


INDIA: Over: 150 II Score: 493/6(1st innings)
Batsmen having to work hard for their runs.

Ashwin pulls off a brilliant square cut to send the ball to the boundary. Broad bowling with the wicket-keeper standing up.

Pujara pulls a short ball from Swann for a boundary.

Broad bowling round the wicket now. Pujara and Ashwin work him around for singles.

Pujara: 191*, Ashwin: 17*


INDIA: Over: 145 II Score: 467/6(1st innings)

Ashwin seeps one from Swann to deep square leg for a four.

Samit Patel bowls short from over the wicket and Pujara smashes it for a boundary.

Pujara: 176*, Ashwin: 7*

INDIA: Over: 140 II Score: 451/6(1st innings)

Pujara survives a scare in the last over. Lunges forward to defend but the ball catches the outside edge and flies towards a vacant gully.

Pujara: 166*, Ashwin: 1*


INDIA: Over: 135 II Score: 444/6(1st innings)

Dhoni scoops one in the air but hits it over the fielder at mid off.

Pujara plays a perfect straight drive off Bresnan. That’s as good as it gets.

Five wicket haul for Swann and four of them have been bowled.

MS Dhoni b Swann 5 (37b 0x4 0x6)


Dhoni is out. Dhoni sweeps one from Swann which hit the glove and rolled onto the stumps.

MS Dhoni b Swann 5 (37b 0x4 0x6)


INDIA: Over: 130 II Score: 431/5(1st innings)

Dhoni playing watchfully and looking in no hurry to accelerate.

Pujara continues to play his natural game.Has hit a couple of elegant boundaries.


Cheteswar Pujara gets to 150*. He is surely not one to throw his wicket away.


INDIA: Over: 125 II Score: 414/5(1st innings)

India have lost Yuvraj immediately after lunch.


Yuvraj Singh c Swann b Patel 74 (151b 6x4 2x6)

Yuvraj is gone. Mistimes a full toss from Samit Patel high in the air and straight into the hands of Swann. Yuvraj is gone for 74 runs. Captain Dhoni comes to the crease.

Lunch Report

At Lunch India were 410 for the loss of 4 wickets with Pujara batting on 133* and Yuvraj on 72*. India will feel content that they did not lose any wickets in the first session of the 2nd day although they did not match up to the rate at which runs were scored yesterday. The highlight of the innings was Pujara who scored his second career century. Yuvraj Singh also got to his half century which included some powerful shots.

England bowlers toiled hard and appealed even harder but with no success. Swann caused a few problems initially for both batsmen but was unable to take wickets. Anderson also bowled well in patches but could not keep up the pressure on the Indian batsmen.


INDIA: Over: 121 II Score: 410/4(1st innings)

INDIA: Over: 110 II Score: 382/4(1st innings)

Anderson and Samit Patel bowling well in tandem.

Yuvraj and Pujara have denied England early wickets although they have not scored at a brisk pace.


Pujara: 123*, Pujara: 54*

Yuvraj gets to his fifty. Heaves Samit Patel’s delivery wide of deep mid wicket for a boundary.


INDIA: Over: 106 II Score: 367/4(1st innings)

Runs have been hard to come by for India. England are bowling well.

Indian batsmen survived a few scares.

Pujara and Yuvraj have shown good application.

Pujara:115*, Yuvraj: 47*

INDIA: Over: 100 II Score: 360/4(1st innings)

Broad trying the short one on Yuvraj. The pitch is too slow for the short ball to be effective though. Yuvraj pulls one to the deep mid wicket fence.

Pujara has been offering his pads to a few deliveries. There have been a few huge appeals against him.

Pujara: 113*, Yuvraj: 42*

INDIA: Over: 95 II Score: 345/4(1st innings)

Fifteen runs off the last over from Swann. Pujara hit him for a boundary to get to his century and then Yuvraj smashed him for a six and a four.

Pujara: 105*, Yuvraj: 35*

Cheteswar Pujara has scored a century. This has been a fantastic knock from him.


Ahmedabad: India finished Day 1 at 323 for the loss of 4 wickets. They would be satisfied with the overall performance. Pujara (98*) and Yuvraj (24*) are the overnight batsmen and they would ideally look to bat for two more sessions so that they put up a big first innings total.

England on the other hand would be looking to pick up a few quick wickets. The second new ball is still just 3 overs old so they would be looking to make full use of it and trouble the Indian batsmen. Swann will again be their main bowler and England`s fortunes will depend to a large extent on how the champion spinner performs.

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INDIA: Over: 28 II Score: 120/0(1st innings)

Samit Patel the left arm spinner comes into the attack. Spin from both for England.

He starts off with a nice juicy full toss and Sehwag smashed it to deep mid wicket for four.

Swann and Patel bowling in tandem for England.

The bails come off and its lunch.

INDIA: Over: 25 II Score: 111/0(1st innings)

Gambhir: 36*, Sehwag: 71*

Stuart Broad is back into the attack in place of Tim Bresnan.

England are looking completely out of ideas at the moment.

Sehwag pounces on a loose ball from Broad and cuts it for four.

This has been the highlight of Sehwag’s innings. He has shown the determination to hang around and wait for the loose ball.

Swann has not troubled the batsmen. The Indian openers have played him comfortably.


INDIA: Over: 20 II Score: 101/0(1st innings)

G Gambhir : 32*, V Sehwag: 66*

Sehwag is opening up now. Hits Bresnan for two fours and a six

Gambhir still playing very watchfully. Not willing to take any undue risk. Both the openers have shown a lot of value for their wicket


Sehwag gets to his fifty. this has been a fantastic knock. He has helped India get off to a great start.

V. Sehwag: 50* (45b 8x4)

INDIA: Over: 15 II Score: 66/0(1st innings)

Sehwag 36*, Gambhir: 27*

Sehwag is timing the ball well. Bresnan offers width and Sehwa
INDIA: Over: 28 II Score: 120/0(1st innings)

Samit Patel the left arm spinner comes into the attack. Spin from both for England.

He starts off with a nice juicy full toss and Sehwag smashed it to deep mid wicket for four.

Swann and Patel bowling in tandem for England.

The bails come off and its lunch.


INDIA: Over: 25 II Score: 111/0(1st innings)

Gambhir: 36*, Sehwag: 71*

Stuart Broad is back into the attack in place of Tim Bresnan.

England are looking completely out of ideas at the moment.

Sehwag pounces on a loose ball from Broad and cuts it for four.

This has been the highlight of Sehwag’s innings. He has shown the determination to hang around and wait for the loose ball.

Swann has not troubled the batsmen. The Indian openers have played him comfortably.
INDIA: Over: 20 II Score: 101/0(1st innings)

G Gambhir : 32*, V Sehwag: 66*

Sehwag is opening up now. Hits Bresnan for two fours and a six

Gambhir still playing very watchfully. Not willing to take any undue risk. Both the openers have shown a lot of value for their wicket.


Sehwag gets to his fifty. this has been a fantastic knock. He has helped India get off to a great start.

V. Sehwag: 50* (45b 8x4)


INDIA: Over: 15 II Score: 66/0(1st innings)

Sehwag 36*, Gambhir: 27*

Sehwag is timing the ball well. Bresnan offers width and Sehwag helps the ball towards third man for a four. The scoring rate is beginning to pick up now.

India get to 50 in the 12 th over.

Sehwag hits Broad for a four through covers.

Indian openers looking very comfortable in the middle.

Graeme Swann into the attack. He will bowl the 13 th over. It will be interesting to see how much purchase he gets from the pitch.
g helps the ball towards third man for a four. The scoring rate is beginning to pick up now.

India get to 50 in the 12 th over.

Sehwag hits Broad for a four through covers.

Indian openers looking very comfortable in the middle.

Graeme Swann into the attack. He will bowl the 13 th over. It will be interesting to see how much purchase he gets from the pitch.

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Bangladesh vs West Indies: Chanderpaul slams double century on Day 2

End of Day 2: BANGLADESH: Over: 36 II Score: 164/3 (1st innings)

Naeem Islam 27* and Shakib Al Hasan 16* have managed to stick around and build a decent partnership. Bangladesh got off to a quick start largely due to Tamim Iqbal’s quickfire 72 off 71 balls. Runs did dry up a bit after his dismissal. Bangladesh would like to have the same pair on the field for a considerable part of day 3 for them to get anywhere close to the West Indian total. Ravi Rampaul was the pick of the bowlers for the tourists with figures of 2 for 49.

BANGLADESH: Over: 25 II Score: 120/3 (1st innings)

Bangladesh have lost Tamim Iqbal for 72 off 71 balls. Hits a wide ball straight into the hands of mid-on. Shakib Al Hasan has replaced Tamim. Runs have dried up ever since Tamim fell.

Tamim Iqbal c Narine b Sammy 72 (71b 10x4 2x6)

BANGLADESH: Over: 15 II Score: 110/2 (1st innings)

Nafees has been dismissed caught behind off the bowling of Rampaul for 31 runs. He was looking really good in the middle. Tamim Iqbal however continues unabated and is on 67* runs. He has hit ten fours and two massive sixes off Sunil Narine. Naeem Islam has joined Iqbal in the middle.

Shahriar Nafees c Ramdin b Rampaul 31 (27b 7x4 0x6)

BANGLADESH: Over: 10 II Score: 66/1 (1st innings)

The loss of Siddique’s wicket has not affected Tamim Iqbal much. He continues to hit some glorious boundaries and is batting on 41* off 32 balls with eight hits to the fence. Nafees is batting on 14* off 14 balls with three boundaries. The best part about the partnership has been that they have played proper cricketing shots and have found the gaps to perfection.

BANGLADESH: Over: 5 II Score: 25/1 (1st innings)

Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique are opening the innings for Bangladesh. Ravi Rampaul and Tino Best have taken the new ball. They are bowling at a good pace. Bangladesh managed to be quite positive in the first five overs. Tamim Iqbal in particular played some wonderful shots through cover and has already hit boundaries. Siddique was dismissed by Rampaul caught at second slip. Shahriar Nafees replaces him the middle.

Junaid Siddique c Bravo b Rampaul 7 (14b 1x4 0x6)
WEST INDIES: Over: 144 II Score: 527/4 (1st innings)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul has got to his double century and West Indies have declared. Chanderpaul remained unbeaten at 203*and Ramdin scored 126*. Bangladesh have a very tough task ahead of them.

WEST INDIES: Over: 136 II Score: 488/4 (1st innings)

Ramdin has completed his century and Chanderpaul has moved on to 187*. Bangladesh spinners are looking completely out of ideas. The two batsmen are looking very comfortable in the middle.


At Lunch

WEST INDIES: Over: 118 II Score: 437/4 (1st innings)


Chanderpaul is batting on 156* and Ramdin is on 84*. West Indies look all set for a huge first innings total.

West Indies’ Kieron Powell and Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored a century apiece on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Tuesday.

BAN vs WI, 1st Test, Dhaka

BAN 233/3 (60.1 Ovs) Naeem Islam* 56 (142) Shakib Al Hasan 53 (110) WI 527/4 decl Darren Sammy* 6.1-0-29-1 Sunil Narine 13-4-47-0 CRR 3.87 Partnership 114(225) Overs left for the day : 65.5 Last Wkt T Iqbal 72(71) Day 3: First Session - Bangladesh trail by 294 runs

Batsmen BAN : 233/3 ( ovrs 60.1) R B 4s 6s SR Tamim Iqbal c S Narine b D Sammy 72 71 10 2 101.41 Junaid Siddique c DM Bravo b R Rampaul 7 14 1 0 50.00 Shahriar Nafees c D Ramdin b R Rampaul 31 27 7 0 114.81 Naeem Islam batting 56 142 10 0 39.44 Shakib Al Hasan batting 53 110 6 0 48.18 Extras: (b 4, lb 6, w 1, nb 3, p 0) 14       Total: (3 wkts, 60.1 ovs) 233   RR: 3.87 Did not bat: : Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk), Rubel Hossain, Sohag Gazi, Shahadat Hossain Bowling: WI O M R W Nb Wd ER Ravi Rampaul 14 1 66 2 2 0 4.70 Tino Best 12 1 43 0 0 1 3.60 Darren Sammy 6.1 0 29 1 0 0 4.70 Sunil Narine 13 4 47 0 1 0 3.60 Veerasammy Permaul 12 4 24 0 0 0 2.00 Chris Gayle 3 0 14 0 0 0 4.70 Fall of Wickets

Bangladesh Squad West Indies Squad

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INDIA: Over: 10 II Score: 42/0(1st innings)

Sehwag is beginning to show glimpses of his class. Three elegant boundaries off Anderson in the seventh over.

Now Gambhir gets one through covers for two runs. He has been very watchful and has looked very solid with his defence this morning.

The Indian duo seem to have got the measure of the English opening bowlers. Probably time for Cook to think of getting a spinner into the attack.

A bowling change. The tall and lanky Tim Bresnan replaces Anderson.

Broad continues from the other end. Surprising to see just one slip in place. There goes the short ball, and Sehwag dabs it to square leg for a single.

Gambhir gets a boundary towards deep square leg. Gambhir likes it on the pads and Broad would do better to stay away from that area.

INDIA: Over: 5 II Score: 15/0(1st innings)
list 2: James Anderson and Stuart Broad bowling a nice and tight line and length. Not much swing on offer for any of the bowlers. That should make the Indian openers feel a lot better.

Sehwag shows his class with a beautiful cover drive which races to the boundary.

Gambhir gets an inside edge on an Anderson delivery which misses the stumps by a whisker.

Sehwag flicks one off his hips towards fine leg for a four.
Sehwag is looking to play the ball on its merit. He has not played any rash strokes but has not missed out on the loose deliveries.
Session 1: Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag are out in the middle. James Anderson to start proceedings for England. There has been a lot of uncertainty over how the pitch will behave. It will be interesting to see if Anderson gets some swing and how the Indian openers handle it

Toss: India have won the toss and have elected to bat first.

England (Playing XI): Alastair Cook(c), Nick Compton, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Matt Prior(w), Samit Patel, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson


India (Playing XI): Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Pragyan Ojha


Billed as the revenge series, India would aim to pay England back in the same coin when the two teams renew cricketing rivalry when they go into what promises to be an engrossing four-match Test rubber here from Thursday.

IND61/0(13)

ENG

Day 1: First Session

V Sehwag*35(35)

G Gambhir23(44)

IND vs ENG, 1st Test, Ahmedabad IND 61/0 (13.0 Ovs) Virender Sehwag* 35 (35) Gautam Gambhir 23 (44) ENG Graeme Swann* 0-0-0-0 Tim Bresnan 3-0-12-0 CRR 4.69 Partnership 61(79) Overs left for the day : 77 Day 1: First Session IND 1st Inn Batsmen IND : 61/0 ( ovrs 13) R B 4s 6s SR Gautam Gambhir batting 23 44 3 0 52.27 Virender Sehwag batting 35 35 6 0 100.00 Extras: (b 1, lb 1, w 0, nb 1, p 0) 3       Total: (0 wkts, 13 ovs) 61   RR: 4.69 Yet To bat: : Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Pragyan Ojha Bowling: ENG O M R W Nb Wd ER James Anderson 4 0 24 0 0 0 6.00 Stuart Broad 6 1 23 0 1 0 3.80 Tim Bresnan 3 0 12 0 0 0 4.00 Graeme Swann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Fall of Wickets Match Officials India Squad England Squad Alastair Cook (c), Nick Compton, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Matt Prior (wk), Samit Patel, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Stuart Meaker, Graham Onions, Monty Panesar, Jonathan Bairstow, Steven Finn, Eoin Morgan, Joseph Root

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Rahul Dravid wants Fletcher to be given more power in selection

New Delhi: Former captain Rahul Dravid believes that Duncan Fletcher has a lot to offer in Indian cricket and said the Zimbabwean should be given more power in team selection to prosper as coach.

"Duncan has a lot of strength as a coach. He connects well with a lot of players and works quite well with them. But, in some ways, the scope or power that he has to make decisions or to make selections has been a little limited," he said.

"Some of these people (coaches) do have the maturity to be able to understand that when players come to them with a problem, they don`t necessarily use that as a way to drop someone. But also the coach sees players from such close quarters, he understands players. So I think he (Fletcher) must have a say (in selection)," Dravid was quoted as saying by a website.

Dravid called for giving more power to Fletcher and making him accountable.

"You want to give people powers and you want to hold them accountable, especially when you have senior, knowledgeable people like Duncan," he said.

"I think his reputation is on the line as well. I think, knowing someone like him, he would want to get more involved and have a say in where his own career and his own reputation is headed," he added.

The former skipper, however, feels that in the last three-four years, the role of coach in team selection has diminished.

"I remember John Wright or Greg Chappell consistently attending selection committee meetings, watching domestic matches. I think over the last three-four years we`ve seen that coaches have taken a slightly more detached, or slightly more backward, role to our selections. I don`t think Gary watched a lot of domestic cricket. Duncan has not really done that as well," said Dravid.

Dravid said Fletcher`s knowledge would be of immense help to find a middle-order batsman for India after his and VVS Laxman`s retirement.

"He`s seen a lot of players ... Who`s a better middle-order player among Manoj Tiwary, Ajinkya Rahane or Shikhar Dhawan or Murali Vijay? At least, to have an opinion, an informed opinion by actually coming and watching some games. The fact that he didn`t come and didn`t attend the selection committee meeting tells you that maybe that`s not in his scope of work, he doesn`t have those powers," he said.

India`s twin Test whitewash in England and Australia prompted Fletcher to put greater emphasis on fitness and Dravid hoped that it would be reflected in the upcoming England series starting in Ahmedabad on November 15.

"Definitely after the loss, he has put a lot of emphasis on the fitness and certain disciplines of the players and knowing and talking to maybe some of them. Over the last few months, there has been a little bit more focus on fitness and disciplines and the basics in skill levels of some players. Hopefully we`ll see some of that in these Test series."

Dravid also praised Fletcher`s knowledge and tactical acumen and said the Zimbabwean has a good relation with the players in the team.

"I think, Duncan has a lot to offer in terms of a coach, in terms of the tactics, his knowledge of the game, he works well in that area, he works quite closely with a lot of players... I think the relationship is good within the team."

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