Daijiworld Media Network

Kolkata, Nov 16 : India on Tuesday November 15 has gathered a mammoth 631 before declaring its first innings for the loss of seven wickets on the second day of second test match against West Indies. At stumps, West Indies was struggling at 34/2.

The last hour of the second day was called off due to bad light. Prior to that, India's new comers Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin bagged a wicket each to put West Indies on the backfoot.

Earlier, India's batting fiesta continued on day 2 with VVS Laxman first completing his 17th test century, and continuing his dominance with the bat to remain unbeaten on 176. He shared a 224-run partnership with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who scored a quickfire 144. But Dhoni was lucky to score his century as he twice escaped getting caught behind in three overs, when Cameroon Roche overstepped the ball on both occasions. After that, Dhoni played some magnificent strokes to entertain the sparse crowd at Eden Garden. The poor attendance continued on day 2, with only a few hundred spectators flocking the stadium.

Yuvraj flops again: India's World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh once again failed to grab the opportunity to settle in test cricket. He got out for 25, that too with many lucky escapes, and faced some anxious moments at the crease. He faced 35 balls before he was out LBW to West Indies captain Sammy.

Sachin at 23: Indian batting maestro and God of cricket Sachin Tendulkar completed 23 years of his international career in cricket. He became the first Indian cricketer to serve the longest years in international cricket. On November 15, 1989 he made his debut at the age of 16, under Kris Srikkant's captaincy in Karachi, Pakistan. He scored 4 and 16 runs in his first two test innings. Later, on November 18, he played his first ODI against Pakistan

Former England allrounder Wilfred Rods tops the list of longest careers in international cricket. He played for England for almost 31 years.