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India had New Zealand on the ropes at a jittery 23 for three before the Kiwis staged a brilliant recovery through centuries by Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder to lay the foundation for a huge first innings total in the second Test on Thursday.

Playing sans regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who sat out with a back injury, India removed three top order Kiwi batsmen inside 11 overs before a 271-run stand between Taylor (151) and Ryder (137 not out) guided the hosts to a healthy 351 for four at the close of first day’s play.

Ryder and James Franklin (26) will return on Friday to push further New Zealand’s tally and justify Daniel Vettori’s decision to bat first.

With a historic Test series victory in sight, the rampaging Indian team takes on a demoralised New Zealand in the second Test on Thursday aiming to end a 41-year wait for triumph in the antipodes.

Indians played well in the first innings, Sachin played amazing innings after a long time. We want to see the same thing in the second test aswell. New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori wants give a big fight to level the series.

Give a big hand to both the teams.