The dependable Dravid (110) notched up his 19th Test century .
Dravid, playing in his 88th Test, began with a silken smooth drive off Abdul Razzaq for his first boundary.
The right hander was severe on the spinners whom he cut repeatedly through the point region and drove them off the pads when they erred in line.
He brought his half century with a four to midwicket off Kaneria and a whipped boundary off the same bowler gave India their 200.
Dravid was at his best, either in driving the seamers or cutting the slow bowlers.
He moved from 92 to triple figures with two successive boundaries and the century notching stroke was a stunning on drive off Mohammad Sami.
The dismissal of Dravid at close came as a big blow for the Indians who managed to score at a brisk pace right through the day on a what appeared to be a good batting track at the Eden Gardens.
8 апр 2020
