Turning Points

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bangalore, 5th day

Cricinfo staff
13-Oct-2010
M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara punch gloves during their partnership, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bangalore, 5th day, October 13, 2010

Cheteshwar Pujara and M Vijay added 72 runs to push India towards victory  •  AFP

71.2 Khan to Johnson, OUT, 136.3 kph, He has lost his off stump. Done in by the reverse swing. It landed well outside the off stump and reverses in. Mitch thought it would be safe to shoulder arms. Mistake. It came in sharply to knock out the off stump
2.2 Hilfenhaus to Sehwag, OUT, 137.4 kph, And he is gone now. What a moment this. He was dropped by Huss last over but he is gone now. It kicked up from short of length and curved away from the off-stump line. Sehwag opened the bat-face and tried to steer it past gully. The ball flew to right of Paine who lunges to his right to take a very good catch. The game splits wide open.
15.2 Watson to Vijay, OUT, 129.8 kph, lbw! Watson pitches on a good length around middle stump. He's bowled that with a scrambled seam and the ball cuts away from the right-hander off the pitch. Vijay plays off the back foot and tries to defend. He plays inside the line and gets hit on the knee roll of the right pad. Plumb.
21.4 Watson to Pujara, FOUR, 135.8 kph, well played Cheteshwar Pujara! Short ball and Pujara pulls it in the air over the in-field at midwicket to reach a half-century on debut. A fourth-innings fifty that too. Under pressure. His team-mates in the dressing-room are on their feet applauding an innings that has come at a brisk pace.
28.6 Hauritz to Pujara, OUT, 87.1 kph, Done in by the straight one! It landed on the off stump line and went on straight. Pujara played for the turn and pushed inside the line. The ball skidded on to hit the off stump. Hauritz pumps his fist. What a knock, though. You wait five years for the call from selectors. You keep scoring runs.You finally get that call. You wait for six hours to bat and you get a grubber, a shooter. You then get promoted ahead of your idol Rahul Dravid in the second innings. And play a super knock. Sometimes, dreams do come true. Sometimes..