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Sehwag, Dravid Chase World Record After Mauling Pakistan

Sehwag, Dravid Chase World Record After Mauling Pakistan

The Island, Tuesday 17th January, 2006

Muttiah Muralitharan (in 2007).” will return to for He has indicated he might the birth of his first child, Murali mulling home-coming for childbirth retire after the World Cup, due next weekend. leaving with The spin wizard says he for the birth of my child,” “She’s due on the 21st,” he Moody said that as impor- Lankan national team since cumstances had greatly Muralitharan said. said. “If we are able to get tant as Muralitharan was to 2003. changed since he refused to the Test record. will stay on only if Sri Muralitharan predicts Lanka can win Tuesday’s “We already know it’s a some real momentum going, Sri Lanka’s attack, the birth He was mobbed during tour here in 2004 amid fresh boy.” I’d like to stay on, especially of his child should take pri- Sri Lanka’s first Melbourne throwing allegations. will regain the VB Series match against Ashes next summer. He said South Africa in Brisbane. Muralitharan and his with the opportunity of ority. trial match on Wednesday “That is all behind me Australia’s home-pitch “It depends on what the wife, Madhi, who comes playing finals. The spinner has been and again on Friday night now,” he said. “I am clear advantage would be the win- () board says, of from , , were “But it is our first child. given a hero’s welcome on when Sri Lanka was easily and looking forward to play- ning link in a fiercely com- course, but I want to be there married last March, by I’m very excited.” his return to Australia for beaten by Australia. ing a big role with Sri Lanka arrangement. Sri Lanka coach Tom the first time with a Sri Muralitharan said cir- on towards the World Cup petitive series. - Herald Sun Sehwag, Dravid chase world record after mauling by Kuldip Lal away from surpassing the world record of fastest by an Indian opener, sur- hit 247 and 413 for the first wicket by fellow-country- passing ’s 94-ball remained unbeaten on 128 men and effort against the West Indies as India blunted Pakistan’s attack in the against New Zealand in Madras in 1956. in New in 1983. weather-hit first cricket Test here on Sehwag, who hit India’s first triple- Mohammad Monday. (309) on the previous tour of Azharuddin and Kapil The pair were 11 runs away from set- Pakistan two years ago, once again domi- Dev jointly hold the ting a new world record for the first wick- nated the rival attack with a typically Indian record for the et after closing the fourth day’s play at 403 boisterous innings. fastest century in any for no loss in reply to Pakistan’s mam- His 240-ball knock has so far contained position — off 74 moth 679-7 declared. 46 boundaries and a lone six off Kaneria. balls. The Test, played on a slow wicket that It was the Delhi batsman’s second dou- Both Sehwag has proved to be a bowlers’ graveyard, is ble-century against Pakistan in as many and Dravid almost certain to end in a draw on matches, having made 201 in the third opened out after Tuesday after murky weather curtailed Test at in March last year. lunch on a wick- play for the second consecutive day. Dravid, who opted to open the innings et that held no Only 47 overs were bowled on Monday, ahead of his predecessor Sourav terror for the bats- a marginal improvement on the 15 that Ganguly,stood rock-solid at the other end men. were possible on Sunday as a thick blan- with his 21st Test century. Sehwag reached 199 ket of fog and cloud hung over the east- The between Sehwag and with four consecutive ern Pakistani city. Dravid was India’s highest against boundaries off Rana Naved Sehwag and Dravid toyed with the Pakistan, surpassing the 336 by Sehwag and then jabbed the fifth Pakistani pace attack led by Shoaib and for the third wick- to third man where Akhtar and were equally destructive et at Multan in 2004. narrowly against the spin of Danish Kaneria and Sehwag, who was on 96 overnight, hit missed taking the catch and . a boundary off leg-spinner Kaneria to allowed the batsman to take a PAKISTAN: Indian The pair is now three boundary shots reach his 11th century off 93 balls - the single. Rahul Didhtl d D id (L) d

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