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One of The Most Gallant Rearguard Actions in Test Cricket History - Kridangan Sports
During the lunch on the third day, the second test between India and New Zealand, was literally in India’s bag. In the session before lunch New Zealand had lost 4 wickets on 87 runs. Soon after lunch, New Zealand lost another wicket and their score stood at 94/5 with McCullum unbeaten on a labored 19 from 72 balls. At this point New Zealand still trailed India by 152 runs. With Watling keeping him company, the thought uppermost in McCullum’s mind would have revolved around making India bat again. For India, it was merely a matter of getting rid of another batsman to make the victory come nearer. Brendon McCullum had come at the fall of third wicket at 52 and he took 14 balls before he could get off the mark. When he had scored just 9 runs, he was dropped by Virat Kohli off Mohammed Shami. It was a relatively easy chance, as the ball flew slowly to Kohli’s left but he muffed it. McCullum got another life at 36, when Ishant Sharma couldn’t latch on to another easy chance on his follow through. The batsman played early to a ball and the flyer hit Sharma on