Two men rose to the occasion on the opening day of the second test between India and England in Mumbai today. While Monty Panesar's spin troubled Indian batsmen in much of the three sessions, there was Cheteshwar Pujara whose unbeaten century kept England from completely dominating the day. And India finshed the day on 266 for 6 at the spin friendly Wankhede stadium. Pujara stood out as other Indian stars struggled against England's spin duo of Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann. The 24 year old was responsible for 97 run partnership with R.Ashwin to put India in a much better position. Pujara was unbeaten on 114 at the end of the day's play with R.Ashwin giving him superb support with 60 from the other end.Monty Panesar gobbled up the wickets of Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Earlier Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat. Harbhajan Singh came in for the injured Umesh Yadav while Panesar replaced Bresnan and Jonny Bairstow came in place of Ian Bell for England. It is interesting to note that India is fielding two off-spinners in test for the first time in a decade.
News On AIR | November 23, 2012 11:21 PM
Pujara scores unbeaten century in 2nd Test against England