Pietersen satisfied with personal display – Cricket News Update
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The star batsman, along with skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s first innings total of 327.
Resuming the day from 178 for 2, the pair added 96 more to their overnight stand and weathered out the threat of the Men in Blue spinners, who caused considerable damage in the opening Test. Cook finally fell off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228 but KP kept on plundering the bowlers to finish on 186, which included 20 fours and four sixes.
That had further allowed his side to overhaul their opponents’ first innings score, and when he fell, again off the bowling of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 also claiming his first Test wicket in over a year.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Monty-Panesar-c2024, both of whom shared all second innings’ Indian wickets. The hosts ended the day precariously placed at 117 for 7, leading their opponents by a slender margin of 31.
While expressing satisfaction regarding his own form, Pietersen said that his knock will mean more if his side could conjure up a much-needed win when play resumes on day 4. He further spoke about the difficult nature of the track, but was pleased to come up trumps.
"It will mean a lot more if we win tomorrow but it was a pretty difficult wicket," he said. "You knew at some stage a ball had your name on it so to play as well as that was pretty satisfying."
"We have come here to learn, we have come here to try to win, and we want to front up to the challenge. The captain asked that of us before the Test."
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