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IASBet - The first test in Bangalore has ended in a draw after Australian skipper Ricky Ponting set the home side a virtually unreachable target of 299 on the last day of play.

On what was considered a sub par batting pitch, Ponting declared late on Sunday giving his side the chance to bowl for a full day against India.

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However the the visitors never looked like taking the required ten wickets for victory with the home side rounding out the days play on 4 for a miserly 177.

In what has already been a fiery war of words, Ponting was quick to respond to Verender Sehwag’s earlier comments that Australia were cheats and claimed catches that did not in fact carry.

A frustrated Ponting accused India of not playing in the spirit of the game, more than happy to bat out a stalemate much to the disappointment of the thousands of fans who flocked to Bangalore Stadium for the final days play.

Sechin Tendulkar and V.V.S Laxman stood firm at the crease ensuring that there would be no fairy tale win for the Aussies.

The post match sledging was not all one-way however.

You could be forgiven for thinking that man of the match Zaheer Kahn had actually won the first test.

He offered little respect to an Australian bowling outfit that failed to fire on a pitch that should have made things very difficult for the Indian Batsmen.

He believes that the inability to win the test on the final day highlights weaknesses in the Australian bowling attack – in particular the spinners.

However, leg-spinner Cameron White, who was a late inclusion in the Australian side, celebrated his first ever test wicket with the prized scalp of Sechin Tendulkar, believed by many to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

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