1.  Bansal rejected another confident leg before appeal against Manjrekar by Fanie De Villiers, before rewarding the same bowler with the scalp of the other Indian opener Nayan Mongia.

2.  Before lunch, Indian openers V.V.S. Laxman and Sidhu were circumspection personified against the new ball attack manned by Kasprowicz and Adam Dale.

3.  But Akram got the better of the Indian openers, exploiting early morning moisture in the wicket.

4.  But, in the second over of the day Indian opener Vikram Rathore edged Dominic Cork to Jack Russell with the score on seven for one.

5.  Former Indian opener Krishnamachari Srikkant was retained as coach for the junior national side, officials said.

6.  Indian opener Ajey Jadeja, who sprained his right ankle while training, has been ruled out of the test.

7.  Indian opener Amay Khuresia was hospitalized after suffering a heat stroke Tuesday while fielding in an elimination-round Commonwealth Games cricket match against Australia.

8.  Indian opener Shiv Sundar Das reached a century to push the host side into a commanding position against Zimbabwe on the second day of the first test on Friday.

9.  Indian openers V.V.S. Laxman and Sidhu were circumspection personified against the new ball attack manned by Michael Kasprowicz and Adam Dale.

10.  Skipper Courtney Walsh sent Indian opener Manoj Prabhakar off the field with a bouncer.