On a day when everything else took a backseat after India skipper Anil Kumble suddenly decided to call it a day, India’s ever dependable middle-order thwarted Australia’s ambitious bid to force a result in the third Test match at the Kotla on Sunday.

While all the Indian batsmen chipped in with good scores, Sourav Ganguly (32 not out) went past former Australia captain Greg Chappell’s Test score of 7110 when he reached 19.