Gambhir, the stand-in captain led by example carrying his bat through the innings for an unbeaten 116-ball 138, after S Sreesanth's inspired spell at the death helped the hosts restrict New Zealand to 258 for eight in the second one-dayer.
Image: India's Gautam Gambhir raises his bat after scoring a century during the second one day international cricket match against New Zealand in Jaipur, India, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010.
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