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Virender Sehwag, who took over the captaincy duties in the absence of the injured Mahendra Singh Dhoni, felt it had been a tough day for his bowlers, who were not helped by several dropped catches.

"We knew it was a good track and that someone would get a hundred here. If we'd taken that Taylor catch it would have been 25 for four," he said.

He added: "It's tough for the bowlers. It's not easy to bowl on one line or length because the ball is coming on to the bat and with the fast outfield the batsmen can play their shots and it goes through the gap.

"It's difficult to set the field for someone who is playing shots. It's a good track to bat on. They is nothing for the bowlers so hopefully we will do well during out batting time."

"We missed our chances and that's why he went on to score runs."

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Yuvraj had a bad day in the field as he also dropped Taylor when the stylish 25-year-old right-hander was on four and it proved to be costly.

Having won the toss and opted to bat on the batsman friendly wicket, New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori would have been disappointed to see early wickets fall as the hosts slipped to 23 for three inside the opening 11 overs.

But Taylor and Ryder turned the tide superbly, hitting boundaries all round the ground as the previously dominant Indians were given a taste of their own medicine.

The Indians suffered a setback even before the Test began when captain MS Dhoni was a late withdrawal with a back problem.