Rohit, Ashwin put India in control

Nov 07, 2013

Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay had begun brightly after India had resumed on 37 for 0, but West Indies didn't have to wait long for a breakthrough as Shane Shillingford bowled Dhawan for 23 in the 15th over•BCCI

Vijay's dismissal, however, was met with a loud roar from the Eden Gardens faithful as Sachin Tendulkar walked up to the middle •BCCI

Dhoni eventually edged behind on 42 in the 52nd over. Rohit carried his fine form from the ODIs as he reached a much-needed fifty as India clawed their way back into the game•BCCI

The pair lasted for more than 50 overs, adding 198 runs, as India finished the day on a high with the score on 354 for 6. More importantly, they had a lead of 120 going into the third day•BCCI

Shillingford then lured Vijay out of his crease with a tossed-up delivery which Denesh Ramdin took gleefully to stump the opener, leaving India at 57 for 2•BCCI

Tendulkar began with two crisp drives through midwicket, but the fairytale ended prematurely as a close lbw call went against him, with replays suggesting that Shillingford's doosra might have been going over the stumps•BCCI

Rohit received ample support at the other end from R Ashwin, who notched his way to a fourth Test fifty•BCCI

West Indies were left wondering how they had let a position of strength slip from their fingers•BCCI

India were further reduced to 83 for 5, but MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma led the recovery with a 73-run stand for the sixth wicket•BCCI

Rohit was in fine touch as he reached his hundred in the 91st over to become only the 14th Indian to score a century on Test debut•BCCI