Tendulkar grabs Test run-scoring record

MOHALI, India (AP) -- Sachin Tendulkar achieved the world record for most runs in Test cricket on Friday and his 50th half century pushed India to a commanding 311 for five wickets at stumps on the first day of the second Test.

India's Sachin Tendulkar has become Test cricket's greatest run scorer.

Tendulkar started the innings needing 15 to overtake former West Indies captain Brian Lara's tally of 11,953 and he did it with a glide to third man from the ball after tea.

His upbeat 88 from 111 balls moved him to 12,027 runs at an average of 54.17 and rescued India after they had slipped to 163 for four wickets before tea in Mohali.

Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly made sure there were no more problems by combining in a 142-run stand that confirmed the home side's dominance in good batting conditions.

Tendulkar, who produced some strong on-drives, punched 10 boundaries and brought up his half-century from 80 balls -- then set his sights on a 40th century.

Two fours off rookie Peter Siddle's offerings with the second new ball took Tendulkar closer to the milestone, but his edge to Matthew Hayden at first slip gave the rookie Australian paceman his maiden Test wicket.

"I was disappointed because we had targets and we thought, especially after those crackers went off (when he got the world record), we'd have to focus on our game and continue batting for a long time," Tendulkar said.

"The reverse swing with the old ball was different to the new ball and it took me a fraction longer to adjust. I paid a heavy price for that."

Ganguly was more patient than Tendulkar, reaching his 35th half-century in 100 balls, and hitting four boundaries in his unbeaten 54.

Australia had a moment of misfortune when umpire Rudi Koertzen did not call for the TV umpire when Ganguly was stumped on 35 off the bowling of Cameron White -- but given not out.

Ganguly passed then passed 7,000 Test runs when he square drove Johnson for two and moved to 40.

On a day of milestones, Brett Lee became Australia's fourth-most successful bowler when he removed Rahul Dravid and collected his 292nd Test wicket.

Dravid, who picked off seven boundaries in his 39, was looking extremely comfortable until he under-edged Lee and the ball crashed into the leg stump.

Two deliveries later opener Gambhir edged Mitchell Johnson's leg-cutter to end his bright knock of 67 from 140 balls.

When V.V.S Laxman glanced Johnson to wicketkeeper Brad Haddin on 12, India had lost 3-17 and were in trouble until Tendulkar and Ganguly intervened.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, in his second match as captain, stepped into Anil Kumble's leadership role when the skipper was ruled out with a right shoulder injury.

Kumble's bowling place was taken by rookie legspinner Amit Mishra, who has 303 wickets in 77 first-class games at an average of 24.91.

In other cricket news on Friday, Talat Ali quit as Pakistan team manager, just before the national Cricket Board appointed an interim selection committee.

"I have no regrets as I wanted to make way for the new chairman to bring in his own team," 58-year-old Ali told The Associated Press.

Mehrab Hossain dug in for a defiant, unbeaten 79 to spearhead a 139-run fifth-wicket stand that revived Bangladesh's innings and frustrated New Zealand on the first day of the first Test in Chittagong.

Bangladesh slumped to 44 for four before Hossain combined with Mushfiqur Rahim to move the total to 183-4 from 94 over at stumps.

Rahim finished the day unbeaten on 59, including nine boundaries and a six.