Sachin Tendulkar, after making an unbeaten century to salvage the day for India, said that India were still not out of danger. "I think only half of the job has been done," said Tendulkar. "The morning session [on the fifth day] will be very crucial. We will have to bat carefully in the first session"

India were only 56 runs ahead with six wickets in hand at the end of the fourth day's play, after conceding a first-innings lead of 139. West Indies had made 497 in reply to India's 358.

Tendulkar's hundred was his 31st, and takes him three short of Sunil Gavaskar, who has 34. But Tendulkar downplayed any suggestions of paying importance to those statistics.

"Each Test hundred is important. I am happy with my effort today because it came at the right time. The team was in a bad shape," Tendulkar said.

This was Tendulkar's first Test hundred at Eden Gardens, and he said that it meant a lot to him to get his first century at this venue. "It's a great feeling to score a Test hundred here," said Tendulkar, whose previous best here was 79 against Mark Taylor's Australians in 1997-98. "[This] is the home of Indian cricket, but I had always returned disappointed from this venue before this match."

Tendulkar also found an admirer in West Indian Marlon Samuels, who had earlier scored 104 to post his maiden Test century in 13 matches.

"Tendulkar is my role model," said Samuels. "I like everything about him on and off the field. I learnt a lot by watching him bat today."

Samuels said he was happy that his Test hundred had come away from home. "I wanted to get a chance to bat against spinners on slow pitches. It's really great to score a hundred. The atmosphere is different. There's so much crowd and noise out here," said Samuels, playing his first Test on the tour.

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