subject: Sachin Tendulkar Struggle Opening Test Against Australia [print this page] Sachin Tendulkar completed a half century to boost India's third day of the opening Test against Australia in Mohali on Sunday.
The way beater, the world's leading run-getter in tests and one-day international, was unbeaten on 64, India had reached 4 for 280 in their first innings at tea in reply to Australia 428.
Suresh Raina was unbeaten on 26 at the break. Australia, looking for windows to keep pressure on India, has managed just two in as many sessions in a simple rhythm pitch.
Paceman Doug Bollinger has been a successful pitcher in the elimination of night watchman Ishant Sharma in the morning session, well Rahul Dravid set (77) in the afternoon.
Dravid reached his half century when he led pacem left-arm Mitchell Johnson for four past gully, and looked ready to play a manga long before being caught behind. December 4 legs struck his ball than 134 breathtaking shots.
Tendulkar, Dravid who added the fourth 79-pedestrian, never looked in trouble when 131-ball knock, which so far have broken nine fours.He played some attractive shots for his stay at the door twice driving through the covers four Bollinger and hitting off-spinner Nathan Hauritz two boundaries over.
India constantly hit the first two sessions, adding that night in 1981 for a total of 2 110 in the morning and 89 afternoon, the loss of just two wickets. Australia started the day with a speed of rotation of the head and the other is a slow pace, but had to wait over an hour to taste the first success in the morning session.
Bollinger struck in his opening speech when the spell has taken Sharma (18), which was struck in the shoulder weapons, but not before the attack was out of Australian hour.
Sharma decided opening offer the possibility of strong off Hauritz while the 6, but by defender Michael Hussey not hold the ball .He hit three fours in his 56-ball knock.Johnson, who dismissed openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag in the final session on Saturday, went wicketless in his 10 overs.
Sachin Tendulkar Struggle Opening Test Against Australia
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