NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar fell short of
his 100th international ton but reached 76 to help guide India
to within 22 runs of victory on day four of the first test
against West Indies on Wednesday.

Tendulkar, who crossed 15,000 test runs on Tuesday,
collected his 62nd test half-century as India reached 254 for
four wickets at lunch with Vangipurappu Laxman (45) and Yuvraj
Singh (nine) at the crease.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to pass 15,000 test runs and was eyeing another milestone as the hosts moved to within 124 runs of victory against West Indies in the first test on Tuesday.

Tendulkar took off his helmet, raised his bat and looked to the heavens after reaching the milestone. He was unbeaten on 33 at stumps on day three of the bowler-dominated test at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Sachin Tendulkar added another record to his impressive collection when he became the first batsman to score 15,000 test runs on Tuesday in the first test against West Indies.

Playing his 182nd test, the 38-year-old pushed a Devendra Bishoo delivery to extra cover for a single to reach the milestone on day three at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (Reuters) – India’s Sachin Tendulkar added
another record to his impressive collection when he became the
first batsman to score 15,000 test runs on Tuesday in the first
test against West Indies.

Playing his 182nd test, the 38-year-old pushed a Devendra
Bishoo delivery to extra cover for a single to reach the
milestone on day three at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to pass 15,000 test runs as the hosts moved within 124 runs of victory against West Indies despite losing both openers on the third day of the first test in front of a sparse crowd on Tuesday.

Tendulkar, who took off his helmet, raised his bat and looked to the heavens after reaching the milestone in the final session, was batting on 33 with Rahul Dravid (30) also digging in his heels to leave India on 152 for two at the close.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s pursuit of a 276-run victory target got off to a positive start Tuesday with their free-scoring openers raising 38 runs by tea on the third day of the first test against West Indies.

Virender Sehwag (20) and Gautam Gambhir (17) were at the crease at the break with the hosts still needing 238 runs to win the bowler-dominated test at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and debutant pacer Umesh Yadav took two wickets apiece as the West Indies slumped to 109 for seven at lunch on the third day of the first test on Tuesday.

Resuming on 21 for two, the visitors lost wickets at regular intervals with India making the most of foggy morning conditions at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Indian off-spinner Ravichandran
Ashwin and debutant pacer Umesh Yadav took two wickets apiece as
the West Indies slumped to 109 for seven at lunch on the third
day of the first test on Tuesday.

Resuming on 21 for two, the visitors lost wickets at regular
intervals with India making the most of foggy morning conditions
at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Seventeen wickets fell during a riveting second day’s play but neither West Indies nor India could claim the upper hand in the see-saw first test at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Monday.

Pragyan Ojha (6-72), who claimed the first and the last wickets of the day, and his spin team mate Ravichandran Ashwin (3-81) mowed down the West Indies bottom half for 48 runs in 17.2 overs to restrict their first innings to 304.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India squandered a flying start on a bowler-dominated second day to concede a 95-run first innings lead to West Indies in the first test on Monday.

Having bowled out West Indies for 304, India got off to a breezy, eventful start provided by openers Virender Sehwag (55) and Gautam Gambhir (41) who batted as if they were in a limited-overs game.