Sehwag rules out a draw

They were all waiting for the defining moment. The way things shaped up in the morning, it was very much on the cards until the master blast...

They were all waiting for the defining moment. The way things shaped up in the morning, it was very much on the cards until the master blaster was done in by a seaming delivery from Rana Naved-ul-Hasan.

Describing the scene in the dressing room after Sachin Tendulkar missed out on his much awaited 35th century, Virender Sehwag said, 8216;8216;He was unfortunate. We are ll sad and Sachin himself is very disappointed. Maybe, in the next match he will reach the milestone.

He dismissed all talks of Tendulkar being under pressure of getting to the magic figure now that he is on the verge of breaking an all-time record of Test centuries. 8216;8216;That8217;s for him to answer. I personally don8217;t think he8217;s under any pressure.8217;8217;

About his own, Sehwag added, 8216;8216;I had a good knock and I8217;m pleased with the way I batted. I would call it a very good innings.8217;8217;

About his resolve to bat through the day, a relaxed Sehwag said, 8216;8216;I8217;m also disappointed at being dismissed after being so well set. But then it is always the case of that one good delivery which gets you out8217;8217;. The tormenter began slam bang early in the day and later shared a delightful 118-run partnership with Tendulkar but slowed down considerably in the afternoon session. Explaining things, he said: 8216;8216;Pakistan didn8217;t take the new ball till 120 overs which stopped the run flow. It is difficult to score off an old ball as it becomes very soft.8217;8217;

Where does India go here from now? 8216;8216;We are in a very good position. We8217;ll try and score quickly tomorrow morning. We are looking at a lead of 250-300 runs.8217;8217;

Can Pakistan escape with a draw? Sehwag doesn8217;t feel so. 8216;8216;It will not be easy to bat under pressure for Pakistan and also there will be some turn for the spinners. At the same time it will tough for our bowlers. They will need to be patient,8217;8217; said Sehwag.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY

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8226; For the first time in Indian Test history the first three partnerships were century partnerships

8226; Dravid was involved in his fiftieth century partnership, those with more than him are Gavaskar and Tendulkar

8226; Tendulkar registered 8000 runs at number four, Dravid 6000 at number three. A sign on continuity