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Draw delights the saviour

AFP, Mohall
Pakistan's unlikely hero Kamran Akmal said Saturday he had realised his dream of scoring a match-saving century in the opening Test against India here.
"It was my dream to score a Test hundred and save my team from defeat," said the wicketkeeper-batsman, who scored a sparkling 109 for his maidenTest hundred.
"I thank God as wc could draw this match. We drew a match which we thought we had lost," a smiling Akmal, who was named man-of-the-match,said.
"I am happy my first hundred came al a time when the team needed it most."
Pakistan were 53 runs ahead .with the last four wickets in hand in the morning before being steered to safety by Akmal, who posted a record 184-run stand for the seventh wicket with all-rounder Abdul Razzaq (71).
He praised his senior partner Razzaq for providing valuable support from the other end.
"I owe my knock to Razzaq who gave me tips throughout my stay at the crease," said Akmal, whose stand with Razzaq erased the previous best of 154 between Imran Khan and Ijaz Faqih at Ahmedabad in 1986.
"When we started the day our first target was to bat until lunch and at no point we felt we could not carry on," said Akmal, whose previous best was 56 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in 2002.
"We knew if we could increase the lead to 200 and play out overs, we could save the match."
Akmal also became only the second Pakistan wicketkeeper to score a Test hundred against India, the first being Imtiaz Ahmed at Madras in 1960.
When asked about the pitch, Akmal said: "It was good for me because I scored a hundred on it."
Akmal, who was preferred to the veteran duo of Moin Khan and Rashid Latif for Pakistan's tour of Australia last year, hoped the cen-
tury would help him cement his place in the team.
"You need to come good for your team and after my one-day hundred in Australia I think I am on my way to cement my place," he said, referring to his 124 against the West Indies at Brisbane in the tri-series two months ago.
That knock also saved Pakistan from being ousted from the best-of-three finals against Australia.
"My father has always told me that a good player is the one who contributes to the team's position and that's always at the back of my mind," he said.