India dominated the first of test match against West Indies being played at Wankhede stadium, Mumbai. India won the toss and decided to bowl first.
A batting collapse after lunch saw the West Indies being bowled out for 182.
From 93 for two at lunch, the visitors lost eight wickets for 89 runs with the last four players registering single digit scores.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha got his sixth Test career five-wicket haul. Ravichandran Ashwin chipped in with three wickets while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami took one apiece.
India were 157 for two in response to the West Indies' 182 at stumps on day one.
Sachin Tendulkar who is playing last test of his carrier, is at the crease with Cheteshwar Pujara. Sachin has scored 38 while Pujara is on 34.
Sachin Tendulkar got a standing ovation from the fans at the Wankhede Stadium where he came out to bat during India's first innings in his farewell Test.
It was exactly at 3.30 p.m. that the master blaster walked down the stairs of the dressing room after the fall of Murali Vijay's wicket, which left India at 77 for two in reply to the West Indies's 182 all out on day one of the second Test.
Tendulkar gave a customary look towards the sky as he entered the ground amidst huge roar from the Wankhede crowd.
Tendulkar fans would be hoping their hero would break a 15-year jinx and score his second hundred on his home ground, to end his fairytale career on a high. But Tendulkar needs to be cautious on a ground where he twice got out in the 70s, once in the 80s and on a couple of occasions in the nervous 90s.
As he was given a guard of honour by the West Indies team, the giant screen flickered old images of the cricketing legend's childhood.
Tendulkar is using a special tri-color bat designed by Sportswear Company Adidas for his last test.
(with inputs from IANS)
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