Gautam Gambhir [Images] batted for almost 11 hours and VVS Laxman stroked his 14th Test century to ensure India secured a draw in the second Test against New Zealand [Images] in Napier on Monday.

India, forced to follow on after being bowled out for 305, declared their second innings closed at 476 for four.

With New Zealand needing 163 to win in less than 17 overs, both captains agreed to call the match off.

Laxman was unbeaten on 124 and Yuvraj Singh [Images] was 54 not out for India, who lead the three-match series 1-0 after a 10-wicket victory in the Hamilton Test.

A look at the few milestones that India create enroute to saving the Napier Test.

Longest innings played by India

India batted for 1080 balls (180 overs) in the second innings of the Napier Test.

This was only the eighth instance of India facing 1,000 balls in second innings of a Test. The last such instance was also against New Zealand at Mohali in 1999-00.

The details:

Balls	Total	Opponent	Venue	Season	Result
1256	510	v England [Images]	Leeds	1967	Lost
1254	438-7d	v New Zealand	Kolkata	1955-56	Drawn
1201	362-7d	v West Indies [Images]	Port of Spain	1952-53	Drawn
1186	427	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1970-71	Drawn
1132	445	v Australia [Images]	Adelaide	1977-78	Lost
1113	187	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1961-62	Lost
1098	505-3d	v New Zealand	Mohali	1999-00	Drawn
1080	476-4	v New Zealand	Napier	2008-09	Drawn
1068	444	v West Indies	Kingston [Images]	1952-53	Drawn
1068	657-7d	v Australia	Kolkata	2000-01	Won
1023	465	v Pakistan	Lahore [Images]	1978-79	Lost

Longest innings by Indian batsmen :

Opener Gambhir batted for 642 minutes (10 hours 42 minutes) in India's second innings of Napier Test.

He provided only the 11th instance of an Indian batting for more than 10 hours in an innings. Gambhir's performance is the seventh best overall and third best in an away Test.

The details:

Mins	Batsman	Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
740	R Dravid	270	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	2003-04
708	SM Gavaskar	172	v England	Bangalore	1981-82
673	NS Sidhu	201	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1996-97
671	AD Gaekwad	201	v Pakistan	Jalandhar	1983-84
644	SM Gavaskar	236*	v West Indies	Chennai	1983-84
643	GR Viswanath	222	v England	Chennai	1981-82
642	G Gambhir	137	v New Zealand	Napier	2008-09
631	VVS Laxman	281	v Australia	Kolkata	2000-01
629	R Dravid	217	v England	The Oval	2002
613	SR Tendulkar	241*	v Australia	Sydney	2003-04
608	VG Kambli	224	v England	Mumbai [Images]	1992-93

Highest totals after following-on:

India's 476 for four in the second innings of Napier Test is their third highest in a Test after they were forced to follow-on.

The details:

Score	Opponent	Venue	Season	Result (for India)
657-7d	Australia	Calcutta	2000-01	Won-171 runs
510	England	Leeds	1967	Lost- 6 wkts
476-4d	New Zealand	Napier	2008-09	Drawn
463-5d	New Zealand	Mumbai Brabourne	1964-65	Drawn
422	West Indies	Port-of-Spain	1961-62	Lost-7 wkts