Defiant India salvage Test draw

INDIA’S determined batting line-up prevented England claiming a fourth successive Test win and spared them the embarrassment of narrowly missing out on victory because of their reluctance to play on two nights earlier.

Defiant India salvage Test draw

Heavily criticised for accepting an offer for bad light late on Saturday evening in anything but murky conditions and losing nine overs as a result, for long periods on the final day at Trent Bridge it appeared that decision would come back to haunt them.

The tourists had made good progress after resuming 161 runs adrift on 99 for two with Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly narrowly missing out on centuries while Rahul Dravid reached three figures to put them on course to salvage a second Test draw.

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