Once again the Australian speedsters proved too hot for the Indian
line-up. The Indians were bowled out for 191 in the second Test at
Sydney with Dhoni remained unbeaten on 57.
Earlier, before tea, the much-vaunted Indian top-order batting line-up
crumbled against a disciplined Australian pace attack as the visitors
were left gasping for breath at 178 for eight at tea on the opening day
of the second cricket Test on Tuesday.
Young fast bowler James Pattinson grabbed four wickets for 43 runs,
which included the scalp of Sachin Tendulkar (41) who now will have to
wait for India’s second innings for his 100th international ton.
Tendulkar’s lunch-time partner Virat Kohli had earlier departed for 23,
surprised by the bounce of a Peter Siddle delivery which he edged behind
the stumps.
The slide was somewhat arrested by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (44
batting) and Ravichandran Ashwin (20) who put on 54 runs for the seventh
wicket before the latter fell to Ben Hilfenhaus just before tea.
Ashwin closed the face of his bat all too soon at a swinging delivery
from Hilfenhaus which took the edge of his bat and went to Michael
Clarke in the slips.
The next delivery, the last before the break, was a short-pitched
delivery at Zaheer Khan’s throat which caught him completely unawares.
Zaheer was still in a tangle when the ball hit the handle of his bat and
lobbed to Ed Cowan at forward short leg.
Tendulkar and Kohli had put on 37 runs for the fifth wicket when Siddle
made a ball bounce on the young Delhi batsman which he could do no
better than edge it behind the stumps.
But for his dismissal, Kohli had looked good during his stay of 41 balls
before an error in judgment cut his innings in full bloom.
Tendulkar was in immaculate touch and twice hit Hilfenhaus through the
offside for fours off the backfoot to move into the 40s. Yet, he was
drawn into a cover drive off a fullish, widish delivery from Pattinson
and dragged the ball on to his stumps. Tendulkar made 41 off 89 balls
and hit eight fours.
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