Gambhir and Dravid put India in control

Dec 19, 2008

The start of the second Test was delayed by half an hour due to poor light conditions in Mohali•Getty Images

Gautam Gambhir carried his good form into the second Test, patiently reaching his fifty•Getty Images

However there were few fans to cheer India on on an overcast cold day one•Getty Images

Bad light intervened with the score on 179 for 1. The umpires offered the light to the batsmen and then called off play for the day with 18 overs remaining•AFP

Stuart Broad, who returned to the England side after missing out the Chennai Test, removed Virender Sehwag in his first over•AFP

Rahul Dravid, who has had a miserable run so far, supported Gambhir well after taking his time to settle•Getty Images

Dravid got a fifty after eight lean innings•Getty Images

The pair were involved in a century-stand for the second wicket, helping India recover well after the early loss of Sehwag•AFP

Gambhir then reached his century, his third in six innings•Getty Images