St. Lucia, June 12: India had the West Indies back to the wall after putting up a huge total and making early inroads into the hosts batting line-up on the second day of the second cricket Test here on Sunday. Centuries from captain Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Kaif, coming on the back of Virender Sehwag's 180 on the opening day, saw the Indians declare their first innings at 588 for eight at the Beausejour Stadium.

Speedster Munaf Patel then struck twice off successive balls to leave the West Indies in a mess at 65 for three at stumps, a deficit of 523 runs. Opener Chris Gayle was batting on 34 with Shivnarine Chanderpaul five not out at the other end. Patel struck in the 10th over of the innings when Daren Ganga walked into an inswinger and was struck in front of the stumps for 16.

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Ramnaresh Sarwan was out in exactly similar fashion the very next ball before Brian Lara became the third LBW victim, offering no shot to an Anil Kumble delivery that straightened after pitching on middle and off. But it was Dravid and Kaif who put India in the driver's seat with their 179-run association for the fifth wicket.

Dravid hit a well paced 146, his 23rd hundred in his 102nd Test, laced with 16 fours from 234 balls. More memorable would be Kaif's unbeaten 148 as it was the Uttar Pradesh batsman's maiden century, coming in his 11th Test after his debut against Hansie Cronje's South Africa at home six years ago. (Agencies)