India v Australia, 1st Test, Bangalore, 5th day
Tendulkar and Laxman ensure draw
Ishant Sharma struck early on the fifth day removing Shane Watson before Australia declared, setting India a 299-run target to chase in 83 overs•AFP
The Australian bowlers upped the ante as they looked to bowl out India. Brett Lee sensed a wicket was in the offing•Getty Images
Brad Haddin was confident that he had caught Gautam Gambhir out of his crease, but he survived•AFP
VVS Laxman too defied the bowling and shared a half-century stand with Tendulkar•AFP
Sourav Ganguly batted with Laxman in between two bad-light interruptions•Getty Images
India didn't get off to the best of starts with Stuart Clark removing Virender Sehwag with the score on 16•AFP
He picked up Rahul Dravid after a stunning catch by Ricky Ponting at midwicket to leave the Indians struggling at 24 for 2•AFP
Mitchell Johnson breached Gambhir's defenses and India were 77 for 3•AFP
Tendulkar however fell rather tamely to Cameron White and was 14 short of Lara's record for the most Test runs•AFP
The teams decided to call it a draw after 73 overs were bowled•Getty Images
Australia clearly held the advantage as they looked to make further inroads•Getty Images
Sachin Tendulkar resisted patiently as he approached Brian Lara's world record•Getty Images
The light faded after tea and had the umpires worried•AFP
Zaheer Khan was the Man of the Match for his six wickets and unbeaten half-century•AFP