Maddy sonna madhiri munna oru sila nadavadikkai appadi oru 'rift' irukkara madhiri sandhegatha ezhupuchu.. Behavior-a severe a watch pannadhula appadi irukkadhu nu padudhu.. ippo setha thevala
Viv,
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Maddy sonna madhiri munna oru sila nadavadikkai appadi oru 'rift' irukkara madhiri sandhegatha ezhupuchu.. Behavior-a severe a watch pannadhula appadi irukkadhu nu padudhu.. ippo setha thevala
Viv,
:lol:
As far as I have seen, Dhoni praises Yuvraj more than Sachin in the post match conferences [Rule: Sachin and Yuvraj would have played and scored well]. I have noted this many times.
pookadaikku edhuku vilambaram?... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanguine Sridhar
Atleast in the general notion, I would think so.
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Originally Posted by Vivasaayi
Yenga ingae naalanju fans argue panna avangalukulla sandainnu aageduma ? :lol:
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Originally Posted by MADDY
As of now
Dhoni>Mongia in terms of batting
Mongia>Dhoni in terms of wicket keeping.
Indha rendayum vittuta Dhoni is central to the team as a captain which is an other added advantage to him. Anga marupechae illa. :).
Dhoni has still a lot to improve in wicket keeping. Some days before I came across an article in which Kirmani said that Dhoni lacked basic wicket keeping skills.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009...and-first-test
Tendulkar drives India towards lead
• Little Master unbeaten on 70 after hitting 52nd Test fifty
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar hit his 52nd Test fifty as India ended the second day in Hamilton in control against New Zealand. Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images
Half-centuries to Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar allowed India to gain the upper hand in the first Test against New Zealand in Hamilton today. The tourists reached stumps on the second day on 278 for four, one run behind the Black Caps' first-innings total.
Tendulkar was unbeaten on 70 with Yuvraj Singh eight not out when bad light stopped play as India moved smoothly towards the hosts' 279.
New Zealand enjoyed some early success when a direct hit by James Franklin resulted in the run-out of Virender Sehwag in the third over of the day after India resumed on 29 without loss.
Sehwag had faced three deliveries when he was called for a risky second run after Gambhir had pushed a Kyle Mills delivery wide of gully, but he was well short of his ground and out after adding two to his overnight 22.
New Zealand could not make any further inroads in the first session, however, as Gambhir posted his 10th half-century in 97 balls and at lunch India were 108 for one. The 105-run second-wicket stand ended when Gambhir (72) edged Chris Martin to Brendon McCullum to leave India 142 for two.
Dravid reached his 54th Test fifty with his 10th four and added 16 more before being bowled by Iain O'Brien to leave India at 177 for three.
Tendulkar and VVS Laxman made it through to tea with the visitors at 197 without further loss. But in the first over with the second new ball, Laxman edged a Martin delivery to Ross Taylor in the slips to out for 30 and with India on 238. It was the final wicket to fall in the day as Tendulkar went on to claim his 52nd Test half-century with a cover drive off Martin.
For New Zealand, Mills finished with figures of none for 70 off 15 overs. Martin enjoyed the most success, taking two for 53 from 20 overs, while O'Brien took one for 56. Jesse Ryder, who hit a maiden Test century yesterday, bowled five maidens in his seven overs which cost 10 runs
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AF :thumbsup:
he meant technical skills i mean text book methods. avar logic ellam paatha sehwag/sourav/yuvi ellam cricket ae aada mudiyadhu :P //Quote:
Originally Posted by ajithfederer
http://www.thesportscampus.com/20090...-1st-test-day2
Tendulkar gives India the advantage
Thursday, 19 March 2009 11:45 Aayush
Sachin Tendulkar remained unbeaten on 70 as he took India within one run of the Kiwi total of 279 at the end of Day 2 of the First Test between New Zealand and India being played at Hamilton. The master batsman showed his class as he played some delightful shots in his innings. Earlier in the day it was the pair of Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid who gave India a good start, with both batsmen scoring half centuries. The Kiwi bowlers tried their best but were just not good enough in front of a strong Indian batting line up.
The Indian team started the first session on a bad note as they lost Virender Sehwag due to some poor running between the wickets. Gautam Gambhir played a beautiful off drive for which the batsmen tried to take a non existent double; Sehwag was way short of his crease when Franklin threw the stumps down from deep cover. This brought Rahul Dravid in the middle and he looked at his supreme best both in defense and attack. Dravid's pre-series stint with the Cantebury Wizards seems to have done his form and confidence a world of good.
Gambhir and Dravid added 105 runs for the 2nd wicket, with both the batsmen playing some wonderful shots. The Indian players were enjoying the bounce in the pitch and it was helping them to play some breathtaking shots especially off the back foot. Gambhir reached fifty, and in the process took India to a strong position before getting out for 72. His innings comprised of 11 fours and took 135 balls. Chris Martin was the bowler who got the break through getting Gambhir to nudge one outside his off stump down to Brendon McCullum.
Sachin Tendulkar was the next man in and he continued his fine form from the last ODI he had played, 10 days back. There were no signs of his injury as he stroked the ball nicely to all corners. Dravid at the other end slowly reached his half century. His innings of 66 was finally brought to an end by O'Brien, who got the ball to swing back from out side the off stump and find a way through Dravid's defense and on to the stumps.
Sachin then combined with Laxman, and the duo took the Indian score past the 200 mark. Laxman was taking his time to settle down but also showed glimpses of form while playing some trademark cover drives. The duo added 61 runs for the 4th wicket and were threatening to take the game away from the Kiwis.
With 80 overs up, the black caps wasted no time in taking the second new ball and they struck gold immediately. Laxman was out second ball when he played away from his body but could only manage an edge to Ross Taylor at first slip. Meanwhile Sachin decided to play some shots against the new ball and he added quick fire 40 runs in Yuvraj SIngh's company.
The little champ played some delightful shots, the best of them being a textbook back foot cover drive to reach his fifty. His exhibition innings was cut short on Day 2 due to bad light, which ended play 20 minutes earlier than scheduled.
The Indian team ended the day on 278-4, trailing the Kiwis by just one run. Sachin remained not out on 70 with 11 boundaries, while Yuvraj was unbeaten on 8. The duo would look to build a big partnership tomorrow and take the game away from the Kiwis. With rain predicted in the coming days, it would be important for India to get a good first innings lead and put the pressure on the hosts.
MINI SCORECARD
New Zealand 1st innings 279 all out
Vettori 118 Sharma 4-73
Ryder 102 Patel 3-60
India 1st innings 278-4
Gambhir 72 Martin 2-53
Sachin 70* O'Brien 1-56
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New Zealand v India, 1st Test, Hamilton, 2nd day
A slow yet absorbing day
Sidharth Monga in Hamilton
March 19, 2009
Sachin Tendulkar hits off the back foot, New Zealand v India, 1st Test, Hamilton, 2nd day, March 19, 2009
Sachin Tendulkar was slow and steady at first but played his shots against the second new ball © Getty Images
There were ten wickets and two hundreds on the first day of the Hamilton Test. The second day was always going to struggle to live up to such excitement and sure enough, India scored only 249 runs and lost just the four wickets. But what the second day lacked in drama, it made up in intensity.
If it was fun watching Daniel Vettori's punchy drives on Wednesday, it was interesting today to watch Gautam Gambhir walk out to pace bowlers to counter the swing. Where it was heart-stopping to watch the minutes before Jesse Ryder reached his century, there was typical sedateness in how Rahul Dravid reached his half-century. The return of the square-cut in the classical mould was an added bonus. If there were several twists and turns on day one, it took a determined effort from Sachin Tendulkar to prevent any towards the end of day two.
The second day had few surprises, but nevertheless it kept the spectator involved. The batsmen were prepared to not play at balls outside off stump. The bowlers realised wickets were not easy to get and were prepared to toil according to their fields.
That said, had Virender Sehwag not got out early - and it needed an almost freakish direct hit - we could have been in for a completely different day. Gambhir, however, put that mix-up behind him and focused on the testing conditions. He might have been given out lbw off the first ball of the day had Kyle Mills not over-stepped. Gambhir was rarely caught on the crease by a swinging ball after that. He was beaten at times when he stepped out and he was slow in the first half of his innings. However he stuck at it and finished with a strike-rate of over 50 after scoring only 11 runs off his first 40 balls.
Dravid displayed immaculate judgment about the location of his off stump and showed that while his kind of batting might be becoming rarer by the day, it is still very important for his team. Dravid left seven out of his first eight balls, two of them close to off and another that moved in, getting close to the line whenever he did so. His second instinct was to take singles, the short boundaries and the fast outfield could wait. Between them Gambhir and Dravid took 33 singles and wore the bowlers down.
When the pitch became easier for batting in the second session, and just when the second-wicket partnership seemed like putting it beyond New Zealand, the bowlers reaped rewards for disciplined bowling. Gambhir got out to a delivery that moved away from round the stumps. Dravid was allowed only two runs off his last 15 balls.
New Zealand utilised their limited resources excellently and did not allow India to run away with the game. If they could be faulted it was for being a touch on the shorter side, especially when the ball lost its hardness. Their other blip was the two difficult chances they failed to take either side of the tea break.
One of the beneficiaries, Sachin Tendulkar, made them pay. He was not his fluent self at the start but was not beaten often either; it was just that New Zealand made it hard for him to score. But Tendulkar waited, taking 11 balls to get off the mark, and once he was settled he played lovely shots. The straight drive off Vettori, the flick off Kyle Mills, and the backfoot punch off Chris Martin to bring up his fifty were his best.
Tendulkar's real test came against Jesse Ryder, who provided New Zealand with imagination when they were running short of ideas. Ryder gave nothing away, got the ball to move a bit, and almost had Tendulkar lbw but for an inside edge.
Tendulkar survived that period, and after Laxman fell in the first over with the second new ball, he stepped up a gear. He hit the new ball six times to the boundary, scoring 30 off 29, and provided India with the decisive edge, which was expected at the start of the day. In achieving that goal though, a new - in terms of this series - route had to be taken. New Zealand made India work hard for runs, India showed they were prepared to do so.
Sidharth Monga is a staff writer at Cricinfo
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Hamilton Test: Yet another record for Tendulkar
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Hamilton: At the end of day two of Hamilton Test, Tendulkar has taken his run-aggregate in Tests on New Zealand soil to 568 – highest by any Indian. He went ahead of Mohammad Azharuddin who had aggregated 521 runs at an average of 74.42.
The following table lists India's most prolific batsmen in New Zealand. In terms of batting average, Rahul Dravid still is the best bet.
Inns Runs Hs Avg 100/50
SR Tendulkar 14 568 113 47.33 1/4
M Azharuddin 8 521 192 74.42 2/1
R Dravid 9 518 190 64.75 2/2
SM Gavaskar 10 392 116 43.55 1/2
AL Wadekar 8 328 143 46.85 1/2
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Sachinism.com relaunched and reloaded on 500th day
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It goes way beyond that and looks up to Sachin as an ideal role model for any youngster who wants to excel in any field.
4th November 2007 was the epic day when Sachinism was officially launched. It was an outstanding common platform to every Indian who finds his cosmic connections with the humble genius.
The collective effort has produced colors and we feel proud to re-launch Sachinism , on 19th March 2009 on the occasion of completing 500 successful days.
We hope you like the site and contribute regularly in making it the most passionate fan club the world has seen. It would be great if you could take out some time and contribute to your very own site and help it grow.
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Well, how long are we going to keep repeating "shows glimpses of Tendulkar of the old", "this is the Tendulkar we have known" etc? Match after match... He's been "the Tendulkar of the old" for quite a while now... Atleast from England 2007
Century on Sachin Fan Thirumaran's birthday :thumbsup:. No better way to entertain his fans :notworthy:
This innings is more satisfying for me than the 163 ODI knock.
Enakkum dhan bala.
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Sachin's 42nd Test ton puts India in command
India's Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his 42nd test century against New Zealand on the 3rd day of the 1st International cricket test.
HAMILTON: Sachin Tendulkar cracked his 42nd Test century as India went to lunch at 348 for five in reply to New Zealand's 279 on the third day of the first cricket Test here at Seddon Park Friday.
At the break, Tendulkar was batting on 135 and with him was captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 22 as India built a lead of 105 runs.
The only wicket Indian wicket to fall in the first session, which produced 106 runs, was that of Yuvraj Singh. He was bowled shouldering arms to Chris Martin for 22.
Resuming at 278 for four, one run behind the hosts' total, India straightaway went into the top gear with Tendulkar stroking the ball fluently.
The 35-year-old master craftsman and Yuvraj scored 35 runs in the first four overs.
Left-handed Yuvraj was all grace as he clipped Martin for two fours and Tendulkar drove the medium-pacer through the covers majestically.
Tendulkar was unstoppable as he glanced and cut Iain O'Brien for two more fours he was into 90s.
Martin and Iain O'Brien bowled successive maidens to restore some sanity, but Tendulkar, 70 overnight, raced to his hundred without wasting much time in the 90s.
Tendulkar, who saw Yuvraj lose his off-stump in an error of judgment, moved to 99 pushing into the covers and reached his century, flicking James Franklin to square leg.
Of the 66 runs scored in the first hour, Tendulkar's contribution was 47 and that clearly showed the mood he was in.
Dhoni was fortunate to find the first ball he faced take the edge and fall short of the third slip, but thereafter he settled down to play second fiddle to Tendulkar.
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aaha :notworthy:Quote:
Originally Posted by ajithfederer
Athaan muthallayae sonnoamilla :wink:
http://forumhub.mayyam.com/hub/viewt...vanced#1725012
http://forumhub.mayyam.com/hub/viewt...entury#1727914
Sachin :clap: :victory: :2thumbsup:
Sachin :thumbsup: :clap: :bow:
Dheivameeeeeeeeee....................... :bow:
ODI series la vitta MOS'a idhula vangidu theivameeeeee :bow:
Ponting kandippa indha record-a break panniduvaan pola! He is playing with 37.. :?Quote:
Originally Posted by ajithfederer
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Originally Posted by Sanguine Sridhar
intha 42 thodarathukku next year end aavathu aagum.. Athukulla ponting bore aagi retire aayiduvaapla :yes: At that time sachin would be completing 48 :roll:
I am expecting at least one more in this series :yes:
:clap: :thumbsup: Singam Sachin :notworthy:
Ponting, SA test la duck out aanapla..Quote:
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wish him more ducks in coming matches :D
Ponting viLayaadunadhu pOdhum. 2011kku fresh blood thEvai. Oru golden handshake kuduththu anuppinA dhaan vittadhai pidikka mudiyum... appidinnu Australia makkaL madhdhiyile oru pEchchu adipaduthu.
2011-kum, test cricket-kum enna samandham? :?
oru puraLiye kiLappa vidamAtteengaLE. udanE cross kostin...Quote:
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aamaa aamaa...Quote:
Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram
for persons who raise questions about the catch that sachin took...
The injury happened to sachin in fingers could be possible only if the ball has pitched right on his fingers.If the ball has bounced from the ground it would have reached the palm without any damage to his fingers.His fingers should have been under the ball.simple logic.
commentators idha kooda uyosikka mataingala..especially the guy commenting with ravishashtri
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[tscii]New Zealand v India, 1st Test, Hamilton, 3rd day
Sachin evokes his prime
Sidharth Monga in Hamilton
March 20, 2009
What Sachin Tendulkar might have lost in pure instinct and brute strength, he has gained in experience and wisdom © AFP
Bring back Shane Warne, Shaun Pollock and Wasim Akram because we have a conundrum here that only they can solve. The way Sachin Tendulkar has batted on this tour, and in the matches leading up to it, it seems he has hit the kind of patch he did in the mid-90s. One can't be sure if it is due to the deteriorated standards of bowling, but in some ways Tendulkar might even have got better, which the bowlers of the 90s might think of as a ludicrous proposition.
Tendulkar was not completely authoritative when he took guard at Seddon Park yesterday, which is also a credit to the pitch that has kept the good bowlers in the game. But once he was given the reprieve, dropped on 13, he turned it into a helpless situation for the bowlers.
With a young Tendulkar at the crease, the bowlers might have stayed interested because there was an element of risk to his batting. In this innings it was a no-win situation for them. He didn't even have to try to be dominant to beat the bowlers mentally. Apart from that, we saw the Tendulkar of old at Seddon Park today.
All along, the runs kept coming, through cannily placed singles and gorgeous boundaries alike. Once the new ball was taken late yesterday, with New Zealand looking to cash in on some tight bowling over the 81 previous overs, Tendulkar raised his game too.
It continued today, when he took the attack to the bowlers under overcast skies early in the morning. The cuts, the glances, the straight-drives, the cover-drives, no longer inspire that awe, but the feeling of 'Yes we know them and the bowlers still can't do anything about it'.
What he might have lost in pure instinct and brute strength he has gained in experience and wisdom. It shows in the way he assesses match situations, be it any form of the game. He doesn't get bogged down now, as was the case in 2005 and 2006. There is a certain relaxed manner to which he approaches batting. Perhaps it has to do with the feeling that this is the best batting line-up he has been a part of, something he acknowledges too.
Sachinspeak
First up: Yesterday, initially it was a little difficult to get used the pace and bounce of the wicket. It did take some time to find the centre of my bat. Later on, it got better. I felt the contact was much better, and gave me a lot of confidence.
From thereon: I thought once the new ball was taken I started timing the ball much better, and after that things were different. I was quite happy with the way I moved and found the centre more often than not. Every hundred is not going to be a fluent one, that is what Test cricket is all about. I was prepared to wait for my chance to come and eventually when I found the centre of the bat consistently I thought I was playing a different game altogether. Initially they [New Zealand bowlers] did bowl good lines and in good areas. You have just got to respect and play out good spells. And that is what I did.
His dismissal: I went for the single. I saw that there was no fielder at mid-wicket and square-leg. So I wanted to work the ball around there. Probably the ball was not there to be played to square.
The match situation: I think we are in a strong position now, and that is what really matters to us. There is a terrific atmosphere in the dressing room. We have sort of led from the first session of this Test match, and at this point in time we are very much on our way to achieving some good things. We don't want to take anything for granted. Tomorrow's first session is going to be extremely important, and we hope to go flat out.
Tendulkar may not say it, and thereby put undue pressure on himself, but 100 international hundreds are more than just a hope now. They are increasingly becoming a reasonable possibility. His last two innings have been imperious centuries, he has scored three centuries in his last four Tests, and after today's exhibition Tendulkar is eight shy of reaching the 50-mark in Tests.
Cricket can throw up some meaningless statistics, but 100 hundreds can't be one of them. It is perhaps too early to think and talk of it, but the way Tendulkar has been batting it is a tempting thought.
There are no indications to the effect, but from the way Tendulkar is enjoying himself, it seems his hunger won't die until he has had another crack at the World Cup, which is still two years away. It is not impossible to score 15 centuries in the next two years. Between March 25, 1998 and December 26, 1999, he hit 20 centuries. Between February 18, 1996 and December 3, 1997, he managed 14. He is not the same batsman as he was in the mid-90s, but the effect he is having is quite the same.
He has scored eight international centuries since May 2007, and has been dismissed seven times in the 90s. The umpires, and once even a diving Kamran Akmal (now that's unfortunate) have had a role to play in that. Regardless, he has put behind him the lacklustre 2005 and 2006 - when he managed only four international centuries - to get to playing as well as he has, albeit in a different manner.
It seems, after 2006, he has started ageing backwards. But obviously he hasn't. With form on his side, his big enemy is his body. He has attracted more cramps and niggles in the last two years than he perhaps did through his career. It is impossible for an outsider to understand what his body must be going through after 19 years of international cricket. The niggles stay with him for longer than they ever did, which showed in the resurfacing of the rib trouble during the Christchurch ODI.
He has started picking and choosing what matches he plays. But the heart wants to stay involved. When asked whether New Zealand was becoming his favourite place, what with back-to-back international hundreds, he said, "I'm a bit superstitious. I'll let the others count the hundreds, and let me go and bat." Don't worry, we'll do the counting, and will stay pretty busy if he bats the way he did today.
Sidharth Monga is a staff writer at Cricinfo
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Sachin Tendulkar scores 42nd Test century as India compiles big total
March 20, 2009
Article from: Agence France-Presse
SACHIN Tendulkar stroked his way to a majestic 42nd Test century as he led India to a 105-run lead at lunch on day on day three of the first Test against New Zealand in Hamilton today.
India were 384-5 with Tendulkar not out 135 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 22 in reply to New Zealand's 279.
SCOREBOARD
Tendulkar extended his record for the most Test centuries as India took a firm grip on the Test.
They started the day one-run behind New Zealand and cracked 106 runs in the opening session for the loss of only one wicket.
Tendulkar used every shot in his armoury, driving off the front and back foot, and cutting anything short to the boundary.
He reached his 100 milestone from 168 deliveries in 259 minutes, picking a loose delivery from James Franklin on the off and turning it to square leg for a single.
The “little master” had raced into the 90s from his overnight 70, cracking a rapid 20 in the opening four overs of the day including four boundaries from the first 11 balls he faced.
Chris Martin and Iain O'Brien were able to recover their line in the carnage to produce a series of maidens and Tendulkar spent seven overs in the 90s and faced a maiden over from Martin on 99.
But just when it appeared the bowlers were starting to regain control, Martin was replaced by Franklin and Tendulkar put the hammer down again.
The decision to pull Martin out of the attack appeared to be part of a plan to manage the workload of the New Zealand fast bowlers who have been largely limited to six-over spells regardless of the game situation.
Martin, who went for 20 in his first two overs of the morning, has the figures of three for 75 off 26 overs.
He claimed the only wicket of the morning when he went around the wicket and brought a ball back on Yuvraj Singh, who did not commit to a shot and was bowled.
India were then five for 314 and Dhoni and Tendulkar have since added 70 in 25.2 overs.
AFP
Me too.
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Tendulkar ton puts India on top
First Test, Hamilton (day three, close):
New Zealand 279 & 75-3 v India 520
Tendulkar's 260-ball knock included 26 boundaries
Sachin Tendulkar completed his 42nd Test century as India turned the screw on New Zealand in the first Test.
Resuming on 70, the 35-year-old reached his century before lunch and eventually fell for 160 after edging a superb Iain O'Brien ball to Ross Taylor at slip.
Zaheer Khan's speedy 51 helped the tourists to 520 and a lead of 241.
New Zealand's second innings got off to a shaky start with Tim McIntosh caught by Tendulkar at slip for a third-ball duck and the home side limped to 75-3.
But the day belonged to Tendulkar. His 260-ball knock included 26 boundaries and was largely responsible for India posting such a substantial total.
But he felt it was not a fluent knock until the second new ball arrived.
"I started timing the ball much better and after that things were different," he said.
"I was prepared to wait for my chance to come and when I found the centre of the bat consistently I felt I was playing a different game."
He rarely looked in any trouble before O'Brien forced the mistake after lunch in a decent spell of bowling that had already seen him remove MS Dhoni for 47.
The India skipper edged O'Brien's first ball after the interval just short of Jesse Ryder in the slips before feathering another to Brendon McCullum behind the stumps two balls later.
Zaheer and Harbhajan Singh took the attack to the home bowlers and added a quick 20 before the latter handed Kyle Mills his first wicket of the match, slashing to Daniel Vettori at mid-off.
Flynn dropped Zaheer on 34 and the Indian bowler took advantage, hitting eight boundaries, to bring up his third Test half century, but he ran out of partners as Vettori had Ishant Sharma and Munaf caught by McCullum and Chris Martin respectively.
New Zealand's hopes of building a solid foundation to their second innings were ended by the controversial dismissal of McIntosh.
Television replays suggested the ball he nicked off Zaheer may have bounced before it reached Tendulkar.
But the Indian batsman was confident the catch was legitimate, saying "otherwise I would not have appealed for it".
New Zealand coach Andy Moles called the dismissal "disappointing" but conceded his biggest concern is surviving two more days.
"For a start we've got to save the game," he said.
"We haven't bowled well enough for long enough periods, we haven't batted well enough in pairs for long enough and in the field we've been sloppy. So not a very good advert for the Test team."
Martin Guptill and Mills also fell before the close of play - the former falling just two runs short of scoring a maiden half century on his Test debut after scooping a Harbhajan delivery to Virender Sehwag.
Nightwatchman Mills fell to the final ball of the day, trapped leg before by Munaf Patel for two, to leave New Zealand 166 adrift and facing a heavy defeat.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7954371.stm
Aaha pesa aarambichutaaingale :shaking:
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Stats: India - New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 3
March 20, 2009
Following are the statistical highlights of Day 3 in the first India-New Zealand Test, in Hamilton, on Friday.
# Sachin Tendulkar [Images] scored his 42nd Test hundred. This is his fourth ton against New Zealand [Images], equalling Rahul Dravid's [Images] Indian record.
# Tendulkar's brilliant innings of 160 is his highest ever in New Zealand, eclipsing the 113 at Wellington in 1998.
# Tendulkar's aforesaid innings is exceeded only by Rahul Dravid for India at Hamilton -- 190 in 1998-99.
# Tendulkar has scored 150 or more in an innings 18 times, equalling Don Bradman's feat. Only Brian Lara [Images] (19) has recorded more 150-plus innings than Tendulkar.
# Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images] put on 115 runs, India's highest ever sixth-wicket partnership in New Zealand, bettering the 70 between Ajit Wadekar and ML Jaisimha at Wellington in 1967-68.
http://cricket.rediff.com/report/200...first-test.htm
42nd test 100- Times Now special at 8 30 pm
Idhu enna matter :oops:Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Sachin was caught by Akmal in Mohali ODI when he was on 99. Saadharanama avan dive ellam adikka mattan-nu solraaru author :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerd