After India’s run marathon, Pakistan captain Younis, in the company of Butt, was busy doing groundwork for digging trenches on the pitch and launch a counter. Though the ball is keeping low on this pitch, like in Kolkata, this batsmen’s game too seems like a meaningless run chase. The batsmen here don’t just come to bat, but also roll their arms around.
The story was true on either side. With India’s frontline bowlers Irfan Pathan and Ishant Sharma ineffective, the day’s double centurion Sourav Ganguly came in to bowl two overs.
Ganguly was bowling to Butt after Butt had bowled to Ganguly. Do such contests need abdomen guards?
DAY II DATA
• Sourav Ganguly 239: Highest by an Indian left-hander. Previous best: Vinod Kambli 227, vs Zimbabwe in Delhi, 1992-93
• Irfan Pathan 102: Highest individual score. Previous best: 93 vs Zimbabwe in Delhi, 2005-06
• 7th-wicket record: Ganguly & Pathan 178; versus Pakistan. Previous best: Roger Binny & Madan Lal 155, same ground, 1983-84
• Salman Butt, who scored his sixth half century in his 19th Test, also completed 1000 runs in Test cricket
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