We are in great position after losing just five wickets on that track: Mayank

Opener Mayank Agarwal said India were in a "great position" after reaching 264 for five in challenging conditions on the first day of the second Test against West Indies here.

Agarwal, who scored 55, reached his third Test half century with an edge to the boundary.

"Conditions were challenging. I thought the first session - the ball was doing a bit. Kemar Roach and (Jason) Holder bowled great areas. It wasn't easy - there was a lot of moisture and the ball was doing a bit," Agarwal said at the press conference.

"We are in a great position. To have just lost five wickets on a track like that was a good effort from our side."
"So, the pressure is always there even if you defend him off - the first spell he bowled six-seven overs in that he's given three or four maidens, so as a batsman you know you're not getting much out of him."
"He definitely gets a lot more bounce compared to many other spinners. He just keeps hitting those lengths."
Agarwal added his captain batted well to "negate the time before lunch and then to come out after lunch with that kind of positivity was amazing - he gets a lot of intensity when he comes to bat."