India Blue v India Red, Challenger Series, 1st match
Gambhir-inspired India Red whip India Blue
Gautam Gambhir was let off early in his innings but made the opposition pay for their costly lapse. Here he cuts en route to his century•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP
Irfan Pathan gives it everything and his efforts paid off, bagging three wickets •DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP
Tendulkar celebrates India Blue's first breakthrough courtesy Munaf Patel's catch at the boundary•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP
Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag added 96 for the opening wicket as India Blue chased 281•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP
Dinesh Karthik's acrobatic work gets rid of Pathan as India Blue derail•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP
Supporting actor Venugopal Rao uses the broom to good effect •DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP
Rahul Dravid shields himself from the glare•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP
Rao tackles the rising delivery•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP
Mahendra Singh Dhoni begins in typical manic manner but didn't last long at all•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP
The ever enthusiastic Sachin Tendulkar feels glad to take the field•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP
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Tendulkar jogs through for one during his innings of 61, but his dismissal led to a collapse•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP