Attack was pre-planned: Gayle

Gayle also picked up S Sreesanth for some special treatment and explained his reasons for going hard against the speedster whom he hit for two sixes. 8220;He8217;s pretty aggressive himself so I try to put the fight back on to him,8221; said the left-hander after the first day8217;s play in the third Test on Thursday.

Scoreboard At Lunch Day 2

West Indies 1st innings

C Gayle b Patel 83

D Ganga b Patel 135

R Sarwan not out 113

B Lara lbw Patel 10

S Chanderpaul not out 2

Extras lb8, nb11: 19

Total For 3 wkts; 98.5 overs: 362

Fall of wickets: 1-143, 2-346, 3-356

Bowling: Munaf Patel 23.5-2-118-3, S Sreesanth 20-6-47-0, Anil Kumble 32-6-92-0, Harbhajan Singh 17-1-72-0, Virender Sehwag 6-0-25-0