CRICKET: Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist claimed a world record 414th Test dismissal as India were bowled out for 526 on day two of the fourth Test at the Adelaide Oval.
Captain Anil Kumble edged a Mitchell Johnson delivery to the 36-year-old for the final wicket of the first innings as the tourists stayed on course to level the four-Test series.
Australia began their reply in the final session of the day and had reached 62 without loss at stumps.
Gilchrist made his Test debut in 1999 against Pakistan and has played 95 times at the highest level for Australia. Kumble's scalp took him past Mark Boucher's tally of 413.
The achievement stole some of the attention from Sachin Tendulkar, who had earlier made 150 for the 17th time in his Test career.
India resumed the day at 309 for five and the tourists added 27 runs in the first three and a half overs of the day before Mahendra Singh Dhoni was dismissed for 16.
The India wicketkeeper attempted to cut a Johnson delivery to the boundary but was caught at deep point by Andrew Symonds.
Tendulkar reached the 150 mark with his 13th four of the innings, but required treatment after Brett Lee's next delivery when he got an inside edge to the ball which struck him on the inside of the knee.
The veteran then attempted to pull Lee's next ball but put his shot high to deep square leg where Brad Hogg took a simple catch to dismiss him for 153.
Kumble and Harbhajan Singh came together before lunch with the Indian total at 359 for seven and frustrated the Australian attack for 35 overs.
Harbhajan, making his first appearance for India since the controversial second Test in Sydney, recorded his fourth Test half century, hitting seven boundaries in a knock of 63, while Kumble also passed the 50 mark.
Having survived a loud lbw appeal by Hogg before lunch while he was on 13, Harbhajan was finally dismissed when he attempted to slog a Symonds delivery over midwicket but got a top edge that flew high and was taken at square leg by Gilchrist.
RP Singh went six balls later for a duck, lofting a ball by Michael Clarke to Johnson at midwicket, but Kumble and last man Ishant Sharma continued to frustrate the Australians as they took the total past the 500 mark.
Kumble's wicket for 87 brought the innings to a close shortly after tea, before the hosts began their task of chasing down the considerable total.
Openers Phil Jaques (21 no) and Matthew Hayden (36 no) made a confident start, however, as Australia played out the remainder of the evening session without losing a wicket.
India first innings (overnight 309-5)
V Sehwag c Hayden b Lee 63
I Pathan c Gilchrist b Johnson 9
R Dravid c Ponting b Johnson 18
S Tendulkar c Hogg b Lee 153
S Ganguly lbw b Hogg 7
V Laxman c Gilchrist b Lee 51
M Dhoni c Symonds b Johnson 16
A Kumble c Gilchrist b Johnson 87
H Singh c Gilchrist b Symonds 63
R Singh c Johnson b Clarke 0
I Sharma not out 14
Extras (b-8 lb-21 w-3 nb-13) 45
Total (all out, 152.5 overs) ... 526
Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-82, 3-122, 4-156, 5-282, 6-336, 7-359, 8-466, 9-468, 10-526.
Bowling: Lee 36-4-101-3, Johnson 37.5-6-126-4, Clark 31-6-92-0, Hogg 31-2-119-1, Clarke 10-0-39-1, Symonds 7-0-20-1.
Australia first innings
P Jaques not out 21
M Hayden not out 36
Extras (lb-3 nb-2) 5
Total (for no wickets, 21 overs) ... 62
To bat: Ponting, Hussey, Clarke, Symonds, Gilchrist, Hogg, Lee, Johnson, Clark.
Bowling: RP Singh 4-0-14-0, Pathan 6-0-17-0, Sharma 4-0-12-0 (nb-2), Harbhajan 4-1-9-0, Kumble 3-0-7-0.
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