Tour match, Lahore, day three: India 414-7 dec & 72-0 drew with Pakistan A 358-9 dec
Iqbal impressed in chilly Lahore
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Faisal Iqbal added his name to the list of Pakistan batting hopes as India's tour-opener headed towards a draw.
Iqbal hit 87 before Pakistan A declared on 358-9, trailing by 56, to give the tourists some extra batting practice.
Left-arm pace bowler Rudra Pratap Singh bolstered his Test credentials with two wickets in Lahore and Irfan Pathan returned figures of 3-82.
Openers Wasim Jaffer and Gautam Gambhir then put on 72 in 13 overs before stumps at the Bagh-e-Jinnah ground.
With Jaffer making 35 and Gambhir 28, after a first innings stand of 81, the selectors will be hard-pressed to decide who will partner Virender Sehwag in the first Test, which starts on Friday.
Test incumbent Gambhir hit five boundaries while a confident-looking Jaffer hit six.
Pakistan struggled early on as Asim Kamal, left out of the Test squad on Monday, mistimed a hook off paceman Singh and was caught behind for 14.
All-rounder Mansoor Amjad fell leg before to Zaheer Khan without scoring, leaving the home team at 227-6.
After two early wickets Faisal, nephew of former captain and coach Javed Miandad, restored order with some fine batting in chilly and overcast conditions.
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