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Australia's Haddin Admits India's Edge, But Expresses Confidence in Turning the Tide

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Australia's wicketkeeper Brad Haddin admitted that India had the slight edge in the first Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after the second day's play. However, he expressed confidence that his team could turn the tide by putting pressure on the visiting batsmen in the first session on Wednesday. Haddin praised his bowlers, particularly Peter Siddle, who dismissed Sachin Tendulkar and built some pressure on the Indian middle order.

Meanwhile, Virender Sehwag became the fifth Indian and the 23rd Test batsman overall to aggregate 8000 runs, and Sachin Tendulkar added one more record to his name by becoming the player with the most number of scores in the fifties (64) in Tests, surpassing the previous record held by Allan Border.

Key Takeaways:

  • Australia's wicketkeeper Brad Haddin admitted that India had the slight edge in the first Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after the second day's play.
  • Haddin expressed confidence that his team could turn the tide by putting pressure on the visiting batsmen in the first session on Wednesday.
  • Peter Siddle dismissed Sachin Tendulkar and built some pressure on the Indian middle order.
  • Virender Sehwag became the fifth Indian and the 23rd Test batsman overall to aggregate 8000 runs.
  • Sachin Tendulkar added one more record to his name by becoming the player with the most number of scores in the fifties (64) in Tests.
  • The Tendulkar-Dravid century stand was their 20th in Tests (in 140 innings), four more than the next best of 16 each between the West Indian pair Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes (in 148 innings) and Australians Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting (in 76 innings).

Statistics:

  • The Tendulkar-Dravid century stand was their 20th in Tests (in 140 innings).
  • The stand was four more than the next best of 16 each between the West Indian pair Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes (in 148 innings) and Australians Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting (in 76 innings).
  • Virender Sehwag became the fifth Indian and the 23rd Test batsman overall to aggregate 8000 runs in his 93rd match and 160th innings.
  • Sachin Tendulkar has 64 scores in the fifties (50-99) in Tests, surpassing the previous record held by Allan Border.

Sources:

  • By Mohandas Menon, ABP Private Limited, distributed by Contify.com (Copyright 2011)

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