India were 376/6 in their first innings at lunch on the fourth day of the third and final cricket Test against the West Indies here on Friday.
Earlier master bastman, Sachin Tendulkar missed his long-awaited 100th international century by a mere six runs, but India placed themselves in a good position to avoid the follow on against the West Indies on the fourth morning of the third and final cricket Test here on Friday.
At lunch, Virat Kohli (32) and Ravichandran Ashwin (26) were the unbeaten batsmen and the home side were 376 for 6, only 15 runs short of avoiding the follow on and 214 runs behind the rivals’ score of 590.
Tendulkar was racing imperiously to his landmark after resuming at his overnight 67 in a team score of 281 for 3 when his dream was shattered, albeit temporarily, by Ravi Rampaul bowling with the second new ball.
The veteran right—hander, who had mixed caution with aggression in a judicious mixture till then, reached out for a slightly wide ball and the attempted drive to the off ended safely in rival captain Darren Sammy’s big hands at second slip to send the 15,000 strong crowd at the Wankhede Stadium into a stunned silence.
The 38—year—old iconic cricketer could scarcely believe how he had missed out again when so close to the target and departed dolefully as the West Indians celebrated wildly.
The visitors had earlier drawn early blood by packing off the other overnight batsman V V S Laxman (32) off the first ball he played this morning, through a catch at gully off Fidel Edwards.
The Caribbean team struck another major blow after Tendulkar’s dismissal by packing off India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for 8. With only five sessions left, the match appears to be heading for a tame draw.
When play commenced this morning, all eyes were on Tendulkar who was approaching the landmark for which the nation had been waiting for more than eight months.
Tendulkar had slammed his 99th international hundred (111) against South Africa in a World Cup league match at Nagpur in March.
Brief Scores:
West Indies 1st Innings: 590.
India 1st Innings: 376/6 in 105 overs (Sachin Tendulkar 94, Rahul DRavid 82, Darren Sammy 2/90, Ravi Rampaul 2/68).
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