Saturday, Aug 24, 2002
Saturday, Aug 24, 2002 |
| Sport | ||
|
News:
Front Page |
National |
Southern States |
Other States |
International |
Opinion |
Business |
Sport |
Miscellaneous |
Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Obituary | Sport
-
Cricket
By Mohandas Menon
** The pair of Virender Sehwag and Sanjay Bangar became the 10th different opening pair to represent India in the last two years. ** Rahul Dravid (110 not out, while on 30) became the seventh Indian batsman and the 51st batsman in Test cricket history to reach the aggregate of 5,000 runs. By reaching this landmark in his 63rd Test match, he becomes the second quickest among Indians after Sunil Gavaskar, who needed just 52 matches for his 5,000th run in 1979. ** Dravid's hundred which was his 12th of his career, became the second Indian batsman after team-mate Sourav Ganguly to record back to back Test hundreds in England. Dravid had made 115 in the second innings at Trent Bridge. Ganguly in 1996, had made 131 and 136 at Lord's and Nottingham, which incidentally was his first two innings of his Test career. ** The 170-run partnership between Bangar and Dravid was not only India's best at this venue for the second wicket but on England soil. The pair obliterated the previous best of 168 between Farokh Engineer and Ajit Wadekar in 1967 at this very ground.
** Dravid when on 60, became the leading run-scorer in Tests this calendar year. He went past the run aggregate of 772 runs of West Indian Carl Hooper. Dravid at the end of the first day, has 823 runs in 10 matches.
Printer friendly
page
News:
Front Page |
National |
Southern States |
Other States |
International |
Opinion |
Business |
Sport |
Miscellaneous |
|
|
|
The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | Home |
Copyright © 2002, The
Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of
this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of
The Hindu
|
