Harbhajan Singh realized every bowler dream of making a Test hundred (previously Kumble reached it against England) and VVS Laxman polished his already lustrous second-innings record to steer India to safety on the final day of the first Test. Chris Martin and New Zealand couldn’t duplicate the malice with which they had bowled on Sunday and their chances of victory vanished with the 163-run connection between Harbhajan and Laxman.
