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Gautam Gambhir made 114 and Sachin Tendulkar hit an unbeaten 100 as India batted out the final day to draw the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Friday. India easily wiped out a huge first innings deficit of 334 runs as they scored 412-4 in their second knock before the high-scoring Test was called off with six overs remaining on the fifth day. Tendulkar, 36, set a new benchmark of 30,000 international runs at the start of his third decade in the game to frustrate Sri Lanka's bid to win their first Test on Indian soil. Tendulkar, who smashed his 43rd Test ... Read Full Story

A lifeless wicket and resolute batting by India continued to frustrate Sri Lanka's bid to win the first cricket Test here on Friday. Opener Gautam Gambhir hit 114 as India wiped off the huge first innings deficit of 334 runs and moved to 341-4 in their second knock by tea on the fifth and final day at the Motera stadium. Sachin Tendulkar, who began his third decade in Test cricket with this match, was unbeaten on 55 after sharing a fourth-wicket stand of 66 with Gambhir. Venkatsai Laxman was the other batsman at the crease on 28, having added 66 for the fifth wicket ... Read Full Story

Gautam Gambhir hit an unbeaten century to keep India's hopes alive of forcing a draw in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Friday. The left-hander made 105 not out as India, trailing by 334 runs on the first innings, went to lunch on the fifth and final day at 256-3 in their second knock. Sachin Tendulkar, who began a third decade in Test cricket with this match, kept Gambhir company on a fluent 22 after sharing a fourth-wicket stand of 47. India still trail by 78 runs and need to bat out the remaining two sessions to prevent Sri Lanka from ... Read Full Story

Star fast bowler Shane Bond has been recalled to the New Zealand Test squad to play Pakistan in the first two Tests of a three-match series. Bond's selection Friday follows a two-year absence from the New Zealand Test team due to injury and his participation last year in the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL). The injury-prone 34-year-old has played only 17 Tests since his debut in 2001 but he has taken an impressive 79 wickets at an average of 22.39. He returned to the New Zealand one-day and Twenty/20 team against Sri Lanka in September and played Pakistan in the one-dayers in the United ... Read Full Story

India made a confident start in their bid to save the first Test after Sri Lanka enjoyed a record-breaking run-feast on the fourth day here on Thursday. Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir saw off the first 16 overs of pace and spin as India, trailing by 334 runs on the first innings, went to tea at 77 for no loss in their second knock. Sehwag was unbeaten on a typically robust 47 with six boundaries and left-hander Gambhir was on 28. Sri Lanka piled up 760-7, the highest total ever on Indian soil, before skipper Kumar Sangakkara declared the first innings 40 minutes ... Read Full Story