Sachin Tendulkar has to be patient

13 April 2012

Sachin Tendulkar was kept waiting in Mohali today for his chance to become the top run scorer in Test cricket history.

Tendulkar, 14 short of Brian Lara's world record of 11,953, watched with his pads on as India reached 104 for one by lunch on the first morning of the Second Test against Australia.

Left-handed opener Gautem Gambhir was unbeaten on 53. Australia's only success was Mitchell Johnson's dismissal of Virender Sehwag for 35.

Injury ruled out skipper Anil Kumble on his 38th birthday and wicketkeeper Mahendra Dhoni took charge for only the second time. The First Test was drawn.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in