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Sachin Tendulkar scored his sixth double hundred as India took a 17-run lead before being dismissed for 495 in their first innings on thefourth day of the second Test against Australia in Bangalore on Tuesday.
Tendulkar's 214-run knock helped India surpass Australia's first innings total of 478.
It was his sixth double ton and second this season, following the 203 he scored against Sri Lanka in July.
It was also his second double hundred against Australia and third on Indian soil.
Incidentally, Virender Sehwag too has scored six double hundreds.
The 37-year-old's free-flowing knock, however, came to an end when debutant pacer Peter George rattled his stumps with a delivery that kept low.
It was the 10th occasion that Tendulkar lost his wicket to a debutant. Three of them are Australians, Peter Siddle, Cameron White and George.
Four other Indians have scored double hundreds against Australia: VVS Laxman 2 (281 - Kolkata, 2001 and 200*, Delhi, 2008), Rahul Dravid (233, Adelaide, 2003), Ravi Shastri (206, Sydney, 1992), Gautam Gambhir 206 (Delhi, 2008).
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