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Gambhir ton lifts India

AFP, Napier
A batting master class from Sachin Tendulkar and a century to Gautam Gambhir took India to the verge of making New Zealand bat again on the fourth day of the second Test in Napieryesterday.
India closed the penultimate day at 252-2, requiring a further 62 runs before they can start setting New Zealand a target and set about saving the Test
Gambhir on 102 and Tendulkar not out 58 were firmly entrenched with their unbroken third-wicket stand of 89, and the New Zealand bowlers were helpless to threaten on the benign wicket.
Having been forced to follow on 314 run in arrears, India believed they had at least saved the game after a dogged day in which they only scored 205 runs, but lost just one wicket, Rahul Dravid out for62.
"We've shown that we can fight back," Dravid said.
"We’ve not been put in this position a lot over the last year. We found ourselves with our backs to the wall on day four and we needed some character, we needed to fight and we showed that."
However, New Zealand
coach Andy Moles remained confident his side could still pull off a victory on the final day.
"It's an exceptional batting wicket," he said. "You're looking for mistakes from the batters as opposed to the ball
misbehaving on the last day as you'd normally like to see.
"We've still got a chance to win. We're playing an exceptional Indian team and we're the only side that can win.”
Gambhir ton
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While his primary responsibility was to save the game for India, Tendulkar was not prepared to divert from his innate instinct to attack as he hooked, cut, and drove off the front and back foot with exquisite timing.
When he entered the arena with India 163-2 and Gambhir on 75, Tendulkar wasted no time talking command.
He brought up his 52nd Test half-century off 89 balls in lite same Daniel Vettori over in which Gambhir completed his 100 in a more sedate 265 deliveries.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard at close on the fourth day of the second Test between New Zealand and India at McLean Park in Napier on Sunday:
NEW ZEALAND: First innings 619-9 deci (Ryder 201, Taylor 151, McCullum 112, Vettori 55, Franklin 52; Sharma 3-95, Zaheer 3-129)
INDIA: First innings 305 (Dravid 83, Laxman 76; Martin 3-89)
INDIA: Second innings (overnight 47-1)
Gambhir not out 102 Sehwag lbw Patel 22 Dravid c How b Vettori 62 Tendulkar not out 58 Extras: (b-5, lb-l,nb-2) 8 Total: (For 2 wkts in 107 overs) 252 Fall of wickets: 1-30,2-163.
To bat: Laxman, Yuvraj, Karthik, Harbhajan, Zaheer, Sharma, Patel.
Bowler O M R W
Martin 18 5 47 0
O'Brien 21 6 50 0 Franklin 11 3 23 0 Patel 28 6 73 1 Ryder 4 3 5 0 Vettori 24 7 48 1 Taylor 110 0