Taylor notched up his seventh Test century to pull his teamout of trouble and guide the Kiwis to a respectable 328 for six on the openingday before bad light stopped play at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
It was a vastly improved batting display by the Kiwis whowere bundled out cheaply in both the innings in the massive defeat in the firstTest in Hyderabad.
Taylor showed the way as he led from the front by being moreaggressive against the spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha who couldnot extract much turn from the first day track.
Wicketkeeper batsman Kruger van Wyk (63) and Doug Bracewell(30) were at the crease at stumps on a day which saw a record score being putup by a visiting team on day one at this stadium.
Opener Martin Guptill (53) and Daniel Flynn (33) were theother notable contributors for the Kiwis who showed a greater applicationagainst the spinners after deciding to bat first.
The visitors were at a shaky 89 for three at one stagebefore Taylor and Flynn resurrected the innings with a 107-run fourth wicketpartnership.
Taylor, who failed in both the innings in Hyderabad,unleashed a flurry of strokes as the runs came at a brisk pace right throughthe day. Taylor clobbered 16 boundaries and two sixes in his 127-ball knock.
Pragyan Ojha was the pick of the Indian bowlers on day oneby taking four wickets for 90 runs while Zaheer Khan and Ashwin chipped in witha wicket each.
