Brendon McCullum reaped rewards for his hard work on day four, milking a tired bowling unit to get to the third-highest score in second innings in Tests in India. The game itself was headed for a draw the moment Zaheer Khan left the field again after bowling just three overs in the morning session.
New Zealand, the No. 8 side in the world, have now held India, the No. 1 side, to four consecutive draws; in two of those India have done the surviving. India, who seemed to have given up surprisingly early in the morning, have now conceded 400 or more in at least one innings of their last seven Tests.
Tea New Zealand 350 and 448 for 8 (Hopkins 11*, Arnel 1*, Sreesanth 3-121) lead India 472 by 326 runs
