Tendulkar and Dravid tighten India's grip

Jan 25, 2010

Virender Sehwag began the day by recording a half-century •AFP

Shahadat Hossain got Bangladesh their first breakthrough, but thereafter it was a day of toil•AFP

Together the pair frustrated Bangladesh, adding 224 as India took the lead•Associated Press

His overnight partner Gautam Gambhir too proceeded towards a fifty. The pair added 103 for the first wicket•Associated Press

Sachin Tendulkar was at his sublime best•Associated Press

Dravid was eventually forced to retire after being struck on the jaw by a bouncer, but Bangladesh continued to suffer even after his departure•Associated Press

Rahul Dravid cashed in on some early fortune to settle in for a big innings•Associated Press