Sachin falls short of Lara mark as India draw 1st Test

Reuters Tags : Australia, India, Bangalore test, victory target, border gavaskar trophy Posted: Monday , Oct 13, 2008 at 1538 hrs Bangalore, October 13::

Sachin failed to break Brian Lara's record of 11,953 runs in Tests.

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Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed 14 runs short of equalling Brian Lara's world runs record as India clung on for a draw in the first Test against Australia on Monday.

Tendulkar (49) and Vangipurappu Laxman (42no) had added a dogged 61 for the fourth wicket before bad light halted play with the hosts on 177 for four after Australia had declared their second innings on 228 for six to set an unlikely victory target of 299.

Tendulkar's resistance lasted a shade under three hours before he was caught driving into the covers with his career total of runs on 11,939, just short of the mark set by West Indian Lara.

The second test in the four-match series starts in Mohali on Friday.

Australia gained the early initiative with two quick wickets after they declared having added 35 runs to their overnight score for the loss of Shane Watson for 41.

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Medium pacer Stuart Clark dismissed Virender Sehwag for six and his new ball partner Brett Lee had Rahul Dravid caught for five to reduce the hosts to 24 for two in the ninth over.

But Tendulkar shared in two fifty-run partnerships to rescue India from a collapse on a difficult pitch.

Clark had Sehwag caught at lone slip by Mathew Hayden in the sixth over while Dravid, who scored a dogged fifty in the first innings, fell flicking uppishly at Lee for skipper Ricky Ponting to take a magnificent diving catch at mid-wicket.

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SachinBy: Joy Mathews | 14-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward We have to go back and see the final years of Gavaskar to really compare this pathetic show by the current seniors with the real greats. Gavaskar still continued to open the innings facing the mighty pace batteries from windies, aussie, Pak etc.. without a helmet and making valuable contribution even in the last test, if i remember, it was against pakistan in Bangalore. In one days it was a treat to see Sunny and srikanth competing with each other with class and guts. They were enjoying the game and were never seen under pressure.Gone are those days and i hope Sachin will retire if not at the peak, but atleast before being asked to.

Obsession!!!By: Stanley | 14-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward It's a pity that we are obsessed about individual records and achievements when cricket is a team game and team effort and achievement tanscends individual goals and objectives. India will never be Numero Uno in cricket unless we renounce our zonal nepotism in team selection and adopt professioalism for the larger good. In the meantime let's contine reiterating ourselves of our individual triumphs and feats at the cost of the team.

Sachin's MilestoneBy: AN | 14-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward What I dont appreciate is that we treat Sachin's inability to treach the 12,000 runs milestone bigger than the fact that we drew the Test. The players play for the country first and then for themselves. I admire Sachin a lot, but in all earnesty, I feel that after he reaches the milestone, the selectors should give him the VRS too (in fact to all the Seniors).

Sachin short fall of Lara markBy: Ignatius Dias | 13-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward The Fab five should be dropped if you want any positive cricket. They are playing for survival. Just see Dhoni's performance with all the youngsters. He won in Australia, Sri Lanka (no other captain has achieved this feat before) and the T20 world cup.

fab fiveBy: krishnan | 14-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward just go and check the records book - for dhoni's century in test cricket and one day cricket as well.. u will understand - equally check the records of ricky ponting..

Wins and centuriesBy: Dinesh | 14-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward Krishnan,and when you do this, you will find that Dhoni has won more matches than the century he has made. But this you will not find in sachin or any pathetic fives records. It is because dhoni treats cricket as team game and not for individual records at the cost of team. Did not you watch in Sri lanka where Dhoni curbed his stroke making tendencies to stay on the pitch and win the matches for India. That is why even if he has not made many centuries like Sachin but has many cups to show which your dus hazarees do not have. He could win t20 without any of dus hazaris. Dhoni won Srilanka (which no captain has done) without any of the dus hazarees and even without sehwag. That is called a winner who makes a team to win. Personal centuries and runs do not count much if you can make your team to win.

SachinBy: damodar | 13-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward India won the ODI's against Aussies in Australia mainly because of Tendulkar and young indian bowlers,especially Praveen Kumar.

sachin falls short ofLara markBy: P De Choudhury | 13-Oct-2008 Reply | Forward How come there is no derogatory remarks about Dada in this issue. That seems to be your expertise since the days of Greg Chappell!! Keep up the good work!

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