<p>Opener Murali Vijay today said he was determined to make up for the mistakes committed in the first Test as he steered India to a commanding position in the second match in company of Cheteshwar Pujara.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Vijay struck his second Test century, an unbeaten 129, and shared an unbroken 294-run partnership with Pujara (162).<br /><br />"To be honest, pressure was there. I don't take things from outside. But I made mistake in the last Test. I should have finished the game in the second innings there. That (last game) hit me hard. I just wanted to stay at the wicket as long as possible. I didn't want to give my wicket away," Vijay told reporters when asked how it felt to score a century with career on line.<br /><br />Vijay had scored 10 runs in the first innings of the Chennai Test and just 6 in the second when India were chasing 50 to win.<br /><br />His 14-Test career has been a start-stop one but he didn't want to indulge in discussions as to whether this innings will give him the much required stability in the side.<br /><br />"I don't know about that but I am really happy that my innings has helped the team big time," the 28-year-old Tamil Nadu lad said.<br /><br />Asked whether this was the most defining innings in his international career so far, Vijay said, "Every innings at the international level is important. I was definitely pumped up to play the series."<br /><br />About his unbroken 294-run partnership with Pujara, he said, "A partnership like this doesn't happen all the time. I must say Pujara batted really well."<br /><br />About his partner’s injury, he assured that all is well. "It's just a muscle pull and he will be fine tomorrow."</p>
<p>Opener Murali Vijay today said he was determined to make up for the mistakes committed in the first Test as he steered India to a commanding position in the second match in company of Cheteshwar Pujara.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Vijay struck his second Test century, an unbeaten 129, and shared an unbroken 294-run partnership with Pujara (162).<br /><br />"To be honest, pressure was there. I don't take things from outside. But I made mistake in the last Test. I should have finished the game in the second innings there. That (last game) hit me hard. I just wanted to stay at the wicket as long as possible. I didn't want to give my wicket away," Vijay told reporters when asked how it felt to score a century with career on line.<br /><br />Vijay had scored 10 runs in the first innings of the Chennai Test and just 6 in the second when India were chasing 50 to win.<br /><br />His 14-Test career has been a start-stop one but he didn't want to indulge in discussions as to whether this innings will give him the much required stability in the side.<br /><br />"I don't know about that but I am really happy that my innings has helped the team big time," the 28-year-old Tamil Nadu lad said.<br /><br />Asked whether this was the most defining innings in his international career so far, Vijay said, "Every innings at the international level is important. I was definitely pumped up to play the series."<br /><br />About his unbroken 294-run partnership with Pujara, he said, "A partnership like this doesn't happen all the time. I must say Pujara batted really well."<br /><br />About his partner’s injury, he assured that all is well. "It's just a muscle pull and he will be fine tomorrow."</p>