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Article: India face uphill task to save Nagpur Test.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- March 4, 2006
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India face uphill task to save Nagpur Test
Nagpur, Mar 4 (PTI) Debutant Alastair Cook slammed a maiden unbeaten century as England batsmen showed great character to open up a huge overall lead of 367 runs and leave India with an uphill task of saving the first cricket Test here today.
The young Cook anchored the innings brilliantly with a measured 104 while Kevin Pietersen hit 87 as the visitors put themselves firmly in the driver's seat by reaching 297 for three at close on the penultimate day.
The English batsmen showed no signs of any discomfort as they countered the famed spin duo of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh to completely push the ...