West Indies fast bowler Jermaine Lawson could not conceal his delight after a day to remember in his debut Test.

Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar were the 20-year-old's first victims as West Indies fought back after a sorry batting performance on the opening day in Madras.

"Getting the top two batsmen in the Indian team as my first two Test wickets is a dream start for me," said Lawson, who was included at the expense of the more experienced Cameron Cuffy.

"I am happier I made a contribution which has helped the team move into a better position.

"My plan was the build pressure and make the batsmen make the mistake. But I know I will have to continue to keep working ever harder."

Lawson's impressive performance was in marked contrast to that of fellow Jamaican Gareth Breese, who failed to take a wicket in 16 overs of off-spin which cost him 66.

India upbeat

India ended the second day just 23 runs ahead with only five wickets standing, but remain confident that they can build a big enough lead to put them in position to clinch the series.

"We need another 100-150 runs to be able to try and inflict another innings defeat," said batsman Virender Sehwag.

"There is a lot of bounce and turn in the wicket and in the first innings our spinners got eight wickets."

He admitted, however, that things had not gone according to plan in the final session of play.

"Our plan was to conserve wickets and start afresh in the morning, but unfortunately Sachin got out."