Bhuvneshwar Kumar Puts India In Command

Stephen Fleming rang the bell to mark the beginning of the second day's play at Eden Gardens (All images courtesy Twitter, AFP and BCCI)

Wriddhiman Saha stuck it out in the middle, took a few blows to the body but made sure the scoreboard kept ticking for India

New Zealand, meanwhile, took a couple of wickets, putting the pressure on Saha

But Saha accelerated by smashing a few fours and a six and taking India past the 300-run mark

He also scored his third Test half-century helping India reach a total of 316

In reply, New Zealand started poorly with Mohammed Shami providing the early breakthrough

Bhuvneshwar Kumar also chipped in with a couple of wickets, reducing the visitors to 23/3

Ravindra Jadeja removed Luke Ronchi to halt a partnership developing with Ross Taylor

But then the skies opened up and play was affected for a couple of hours

Eventually the covers were removed and an hour's play was possible towards the end of the second day

The Indian cricket team came out eagerly to pick up a few more wickets before the end of the day's play

Captain Ross Taylor was the key for the New Zealand outfit

But Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed the opposition skipper and got two more wickets to end with five scalps

Bhuvi ended with his fourth five-wicket haul and first at home