In reply to Mumbai's mammoth 501 for nine declared, the visitors were straightaway pushed on to the back foot by the pacers to be left reeling at 79 for three at stumps on day two.

Ecstatic after Mumbai's 40th title win, Tendulkar felt the senior players should be gracious enough to gift their "share" to the junior players.

Opener Kaustubh Pawar (70) and one down batsman Hiken Shah (65) forged an unbeaten 123-run stand. Baroda skipper Yusuf Pathan seemed to be suffering from butter fingers, as he dropped Hiken Shah (his third dropped catch in the match) on 54. Pawar hit six fours and two sixes, while Shah struck six fours and a six.

Rohit Sharma said after the day's play that what he had planned initially worked out well and he was happy with the way he batted overall. "I was pretty confident going into this innings. I just wanted to play initial 40-50 balls and from there on take it forward. I think it went according to my plan.

Mumbai, who led Bengal by 96 runs in the first innings and started the day at 6 without loss, lost the wickets of Wasim Jaffer (19), Kaustubh Pawar (31) and skipper Rohit Sharma, who again flopped in the game by making 14, before the left-handed pair of Shah and Abhishek Nayar propped up the innings.

A major blow was dealt to England's plans as Stuart Broad bruised his left heel in the match against Mumbai A. He will now be observed for the next few days to determine his fitness.

Cheteshwar Pujara along with Hiken Shah steadied the ship after Shikhar Dhawan's dismissal.

The tourists end the opening day of the match on 338/6.