October 11, 2010 9:16 AM

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Bangalore Test: India to resume their first innings with overnight score of 128/2

India will resume their first innings with the overnight score of 128 for two in reply to Australia's 478 on the third day of the second and final cricket Test match at Bangalore today.Sachin Tendulkar on 44 and Murali Vijay on 42 are at the crease. India still trail by 350 runs with eight wickets remaining in the first innings. Sachin scaled a new peak crossing 14,000 runs in Test cricket and steadied the hosts' innings against a massive Australian score. Tendulkar's feat was watched by a packed Chinnaswamy stadium crowd and the maestro got a standing ovation from all present in the stadium. Australian captain, Ricky Ponting is remains Tendulkar's nearest rival but the Aussie is still behind by 1822 runs.Ponting, was one of the first among the opposition players to come up and congratulate Tendulkar for his achievement. Tendulkar also became the highest run getter among batsmen who played Test matches at Chinnaswamy Stadium scoring in excess of 600 runs thus eclipsing Sunil Gavaskar's total.

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