News Sports Cricket Live Reporting: Day 2, Rohit hits a ton, as Indian batsmen flounder

Live Reporting: Day 2, Rohit hits a ton, as Indian batsmen flounder

Kolkata: Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 127 runs took India out of a deep crisis, as West Indies bowler Shillingford tried to wreck the Indian innings on Day 2 of the first Test at Eden Gardens. Ravichandran

1:13 PM: R.Ashwin hits Sheldon for four, India 194/6

1.17 PM: Half century on test debut for Rohit Sharma with a boundary off Permaul.

1:18 PM: India are 198/ 6

1:19 PM: India are still trailing by 36 runs.

1:20 PM: India reach 200/6

1:24 PM: Ashwin sweeps Permaul for a boundary at fine leg.

1:33 PM: Ashwin hits two back to back boundaries off Permaul

1:34 PM: A loud appeal for LBW but Umpire turned it down as ball hit the bat of the Ashwin first.

1:36 PM Shillingford replaces Cottrell

1:36PM: india trail by 9 runs

1:37 PM: Saurav Ganguly wondering why Shillingford is not bowling from High court end from where he got
wickets.

1:45PM: India are 229/6 at tea with Rohit on 61 and Ashwin on 38.