Bravo gets to his century! He leaps into the air after completing his 100th run off the 181st ball of his innings. While the effort might not save the match for his team, a century against India in India tells a lot about the talent of this young man. We might hear a lot about him in the time to come. Well done! The total has also crossed 300, 312 for four to be precise.
Darren Bravo stalled India's progress with a resolute century, but an Indian win still remained the most likely result with ShivnarineChanderpaul's wicket falling in the extended first session of the fourth day. Bravo looked in trouble only once, when GautamGambhir missed a simple run-out when he was on 54, but West Indies still trailed by 139, with a slightly suspect lower order to follow.
Centuries by VVSLaxman and skipper MS Dhoni helped India firm their grip on day two of the second Test against the West Indies, who ended the day at 34 for two, still 597 runs behind the hosts' mammoth first innings score of 631 for seven declared at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday.
India declared their first innings at 631 for 7 in the 2nd cricket Test against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens here Tuesday.
V.V.S. Laxman was unbeaten on 176 and RavichandranAshwin on four when India declared their first innings, 3.2 overs after the tea break. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed 144 off 175 balls.
India scored 346 for the loss of five wickets in their first innings at stumps on the opening day of the second cricket Test against West Indies in Kolkata today.
For most of the day, the West Indies struggled to break through on a track which had nothing to offer to their bowlers, but claimed a couple of wickets towards the end of the day.
Dravid was also associated in partnerships of 83 for the second wicket with GautamGambhir (65) and of 56 for the third with Tendulkar (38), who remains stuck on 99 international centuries.
Tendulkar pulled a short delivery from Bishoo straight to Samuels at mid-wicket after surviving a close lbw appeal against the same bowler when on 25.
Tendulkar came in to bat in the second session, after the opening pair of VirenderSehwag and Gambhir dominated proceedings to raise expectations of a big total.
The iconic stadium was filled with fans eager to see if maestro SachinTendulkar would score his 100th international century in front of them.
The average score in the first innings at Kolkata is 396 runs and batsmen would like to use the home conditions to their advantage.
