( CNN ) -- Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his ICC cricketer of the year award with another remarkable innings on Monday which should ensure that India wins the two-Test series against Australia if the pitch in Bangalore holds up . The 37-year-old batted throughout Monday 's play as he moved from 44 to an unbeaten 191 , just nine runs short of his sixth double-century in what is his 171st Test appearance . On Sunday , he became the first player to reach 14,000 runs in Tests -- just days after winning the International Cricket Council 's top award for the first time in his illustrious career . He extended his world record to 49 centuries as he passed three figures with consecutive sixes off spinner Nathan Hauritz , helping India to 435-5 at stumps in reply to Australia 's first-innings 478 . Tendulkar , who fell just short of his seventh Test ton this year in India 's first Test victory in Mohali , extended his third-wicket partnership with Murali Vijay to 308 runs . Tendulkar named cricketer of the year . The opener scored his maiden Test hundred before falling to fast bowler Mitchell Johnson in the 101st over for 139 as the left-armer took two wickets in four balls in the final session . Debutant Cheteshwar Pujara hit Johnson to the boundary from the second ball he faced , but was then trapped leg before wicket with the next delivery that kept alarmingly low . Suresh Raina ( 32 ) helped Tendulkar add another 61 before his brisk 43-ball knock ended with a reckless slog off part-time bowler Michael Clarke . Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was unbeaten on 11 as he and Tendulkar negotiated their way to stumps , with India still 43 runs short of the tourists ahead of the final two days . Tendulkar was particularly harsh on Hauritz as he scored his 11th Test ton against the Australians , with the off-break bowler conceding 153 runs from his 39 overs . Laxman inspires remarkable India victory over Australia . The `` Little Master '' smashed 20 boundaries to go with his two shots over the boundary ropes , and has now faced 319 deliveries . Vijay was more sedate in what is only his eighth Test match , but also hit two sixes in his 310 balls faced -- though he should have been run out by Hauritz on 49 when he nervously scampered through for a single . `` It was a really special knock for me . It was a dream to play with Sachin . He helped me a lot and gave me pep-talks through the day , '' the 25-year-old told reporters . `` I was just focused on each ball and did not try to think too far ahead . I just want to do well whenever I get a chance . '' Johnson , who won the ICC 's top award last year , said Australia still had hopes of winning to level the series against the world 's No . 1-ranked team . `` As a fast bowler , you want to see some bounce and carry , but this one was a bit too slow , '' he said . `` We stuck through the day and got a few wickets in the end to put some pressure on them . `` We saw signs of deterioration in the wicket at the end . Some kept low , a couple jumped . We have to wait and see what happens tomorrow . ''
Sachin Tendulkar closes on another double-century as India reach 435-5 on day three . Hosts trail Australia by 43 runs in first innings with two days to play in second Test . Tourists strike three times in final session as wicket shows signs of deterioration . - Pakistan win the World Cup for a record fourth time after beating England and West Indies at home respectively.