• West Indies dismissed for 196
• Ashwin takes five wickets
• India 126-1 at close of play

The Windies, who won the toss and batted, lost their first three wickets for only seven runs.

Local man Blackwood, under pressure to justify his spot in the team after a pair in the first test, decided attack was the best form of defence.

"That's me naturally. I'm very aggressive," he said. "The ball was doing a bit, the bowlers were bowling pretty good so I just (wanted to) put them under some pressure."

That he did, but without much help the Windies were in a very big hole by the day's end.