Maiden Test century against Pakistan

India and Pakistan were playing what proved to be their last Test series to date on Indian soil, with the home side winning the first Test in Delhi and coming into the third Test in Bengaluru trying to keep that lead intact.

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Anil Kumble won the toss and chose to bat first and went onto plaster 626 runs in their first innings. Sourav Ganguly made his career-best 239, while Yuvraj Singh too scored the highest score of his Test career in 169. But it was Irfan Pathan, who rubbed salt in the wounds of Pakistani players, as he slammed his maiden Test hundred, scoring 102 in 133 balls with 10 fours and 4 sixes. It was a chanceless inning and Pathan demolished Pak leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and the part-timers employed by Younis Khan.

It was a long dream fulfilled as he had missed out on the same against Sri Lanka a few matches ago and Pathan didn’t want to let this chance go and took full advantage of a tiring opposition bowling.