India vs Australia

I hope you had a great time with us throughout the commentary of five days. Hope to see you back on the 6th of November for the final Test at Nagpur. Remember India still lead the series 1-0. Have a good day. Till then Bye!!!!

VVS Laxman has been declared the Man of the Match for his marvellous double ton in the first innings and following it up with a half-century in the second.

Whereas, it's a disappointing day in the history of Indian cricket as the phenomenal Anil Kumble is bidding farewell to his international career. What a career it has been for the leg-spinner. With the tally of 619 wickets in 131 Test matches, 'Jumbo'has been a legend in world cricket. He has been a great servant for his nation as well as the game of cricket. He is the highest Test wicket-taker for India while he is third in the all time list. The 38-year old has done it all from taking ten wickets in an innings to winning matches for India single-handedly. Great respect and salute to Anil Kumble from all the cricket fans.

Meanwhile the hosts spilled the chance to seal the series after piling over 600 runs in the first innings. Dreadful fielding on day 3 and 4 didn't help their cause. Dravid's form in this series is still a worry. So the home team will be disappointed after the shift of some momentum in the Aussie side.

The Australians will be very happy at the end of this Test match. They showed plenty of fight and resistence throughout the five days. All the tourist's top-order batsmen spent valuable time in the middle with runs to their name. Even Brett Lee and Stuart Clark were seen in their full rhythm at Delhi. So the 'Baggy Green' team will carry the momentum from this Test to the final one at Nagpur.

Overall, it was a great Test match as we witnessed scintillating contest between the bat and ball. Records, personal milestones, controversies and a legendary cricketer taking retirement, we saw it all in the Kotla Test.

And that's the end of the drawn Delhi Test match. It's a stalemate after five days of intense cricket. Australia batted for eight overs to score 31 runs without the loss of any wicket. And Anil Kumble, the man of the hour gets a standing ovation from everybody present at the Kotla stadium. It's his last Test match as he announced his retirement. His team-mates, the Australians are saluting this great legend. Dhoni who will be the replacement for Kumble as the next Indian Test skipper carries the phenomenal cricketer on his shoulders. Dhoni is probably signalling that he is ready to take over as the captain of the team. Now 'Jumbo' taking a lap of the stadium with his team-mates and a whole bunch of people surrounding him.

A Mishra to Hayden, A Mishra bowling from over the wicket. Hayden is beaten outside his off stump by Mishra. Australia are 31 for no loss. And that's it. The Delhi Test is drawn.

A Mishra to Hayden, Hayden has played that off the front foot for no runs. The last ball of the Kotla Test match coming up.

A Mishra to Hayden, Hayden has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball.

A Mishra to Hayden, Hayden drives through the leg side for no runs.

A Mishra to Katich, Katich has flicked the ball off his pads to pick a single.

A Mishra to Katich, A Mishra bowling from round the wicket. Defended well off the front foot by Katich. No run.

A Kumble to Hayden, Full toss wide outside leg. Hayden thumps it straight down the ground for a boundary. And that's it for Kumble in Test matches. You will never see this legend bowling again in Test cricket.

A Kumble to Hayden, A Kumble bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Hayden. Terrific turn and bounce purchased from the wicket. Here comes the last ball from Kumble to ever bowl in Test cricket.

A Kumble to Hayden, A Kumble bowling from over the wicket. Hayden has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs.

A Kumble to Hayden, Hayden chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and off. Katich plays the pull-shot for a single only.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball.

A Mishra to Hayden, Hayden has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Mishra to Hayden, Defended off the front foot by Hayden. No run.

A Mishra to Hayden, Defended well off the front foot by Hayden.

A Mishra to Katich, Katich has pushed it to the cover region for a single.

A Mishra to Katich, Katich offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side.

A Mishra to Katich, A Mishra bowling from over the wicket. Katich defends it off the back foot. Dot ball.

Amit Mishra replaces Sehwag in the attack.

A Kumble to Hayden, Hayden has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over.

A Kumble to Hayden, Played to the point region by Hayden for no runs.

A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and off. Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single.

A Kumble to Katich, The ball strikes the pads of Katich. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Bowden decides Katich is not out.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich gets a leading edge on that one. But the ball doesn't carry anywhere.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump.

V Sehwag to Hayden, Defended well off the front foot by Hayden.

V Sehwag to Hayden, Driven with immense power through the off side The ball races to the boundary and Australia are looking positive.

V Sehwag to Hayden, Hayden has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball.

V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has flicked the ball off his pads for a single.

V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has played it through mid-wicket for no runs.

V Sehwag to Katich, Sehwag drifts on the leg side. Katich sweeps it fine to pick an easy boundary.

A Kumble to Hayden, Defended well off the front foot by Hayden.

A Kumble to Hayden, Hayden drives gracefully through the covers. The ball races to the boundary in quick time.

A Kumble to Hayden, Kumble bowls it full. Hayden has dug out that yorker at the last second.

A Kumble to Hayden, Hayden has played that off the front foot for no runs again.

A Kumble to Hayden, Hayden has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs.

A Kumble to Hayden, Left alone by Hayden.

V Sehwag to Katich, The ball hits the pads of Katich. No appeal from the fielding side.

V Sehwag to Katich, Katich lets the ball hit him on the pads as he tries to fend it off hte front foot.

V Sehwag to Katich, Driven through the leg side by Katich for no runs.

V Sehwag to Katich, Katich sweeps it fine towards the fine leg region for a boundary. First boundary of the second innings for Katich.

V Sehwag to Hayden, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Hayden plays a sweep shot. One run conceded.

V Sehwag to S Katich, The ball has found the leading edge of the bat. A single taken and Kumble gets off the mark.

Sehwag- the star with the ball in second innings to share the new ball with Kumble

A Kumble to Hayden, Hayden plays the pull-shot hard to get an easy boundry. Hayden gets off the mark in style in the second innings.

A Kumble to Hayden, Hayden lets the ball go outside his off stump.

A Kumble to Hayden, A Kumble bowling from round the wicket. Hayden has played that off the front foot for no runs.

A Kumble to Hayden, Hayden has played that off the front foot for no runs.

As thought so, Kumble decided to bowl the first over in his farewelll innings. 23 overs remaining in the day. Lots of respect shown by both the Aussie openers who shook Kumble's hands immediately after reaching the crease.

A Kumble to Hayden, Played through mid-wicket by Hayden for no runs.

A Kumble to Hayden, Played through mid-wicket by Hayden. Dot ball to start.