Dravid's ton puts India in box seat

The hosts, after opting to bat first, were 346 for five at the close with Vangipurappu Laxman 73 not out after the umpires decided to suspend play due to bad light with 2.3 overs left in the day.

Dravid (119), rock solid in defence as usual, brought up his fifth test hundred of the year with a flicked boundary to square leg off paceman Kemar Roach to a standing ovation from the sparse crowd.

Image: India's Rahul Dravid celebrates scoring a century (100 runs) during the first day of the second Test cricket match between Indian and West Indies at The Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 14, 2011. Indian is leading the 3 match Test series by 1-0.

Text: Reuters

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