AHMEDABAD, Nov 6 (PTI): Jesse Ryder, who scored a defiant century against India and also got involved in a record 194-run partnership with debutant Kane Williamson, batted with a runner for the better part of his knock due to a stiff calf muscle, New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum said here today.
�It was due to the stiffening of his calf muscle,� said McCullum, who made a 65, after the third day�s play in the first Test here.
26-year-old Ryder scored 103 in 205 balls in just over five hours� stay at the crease, hitting 10 fours and a six off Harbhajan Singh in the process.
McCullum, who has given up his wicket-keeping duties in Tests to colleague Gareth Hopkins, saw a bright future for the Ryder and Kane Williamson, who remained unbeaten on 87.
�I watched some of the best batting we�ve seen from a New Zealand No.5 and No.6 for a long long time. I don�t think anyone could have expected those guys to play as well as they did,� said the 29-year-old Dunedin-born hard-hitting batsman.
