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Sachin Tendulkar sent a warning to the England camp ahead of the second Test with a big hundred as the Indians reached 417 for eight on the third day of the rain-truncated four-day match against Worcestershire here today.
Under attack from critics after failing in both innings of the first Test at Lord8217;s, Tendulkar came up with a marathon five-hour knock to make an impressive 169 with 30 boundaries as play finally started today after the first two days were washed out due to rain.
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Tendulkar, unbeaten on 64 at tea, blasted as many as 105 runs with 21 fours in the final session which saw the addition of 176 runs to the Indian total in just 29 overs.
It was a brilliant performance by the master batsman on a damp pitch that had uneven bounce and movement which was exploited to the hilt by the home bowlers.
Some other Indian batsmen also helped themselves to useful scores to warm up for the second Test starting on next Thursday at Trent Bridge. Virender Sehwag and Wasim Jaffer scored 42 and 43 runs respectively in their 99-run opening wicket partnership while Rahul Dravid remained unbeaten on 53 in company of Harbhajan Singh who was not out on 32.
The morning session was extended by half an hour in an effort to make up for as much time lost as possible.The Indians were confronted by a pitch which had been under covers for two days and showed abnormal bounce and movement which troubled even Tendulkar.
