India ahead on truncated day

Dec 26, 2013

Plenty of Jacques Kallis fans were at Kingsmead to watch the start of his final Test•Getty Images

India began confidently, with Shikhar Dhawan playing his shots•Associated Press

He struck soon after coming on first change to have Dhawan caught in the slips•Associated Press

Both batsmen went past 50, and the fans' pleas for a wicket grew more urgent•Associated Press

With India choosing to bat, this was their first sighting of their hero•Getty Images

M Vijay carried on with the watchful approach he had adopted at the Wanderers•Associated Press

Vijay continued to bat impressively•AFP

Bad light forced the players off the field half an hour after tea, when India were 181 for 1•AFP

Morne Morkel was fit to play, after recovering from an ankle sprain he suffered in the first Test•Associated Press

Cheteshwar Pujara looked in no trouble at the other end, apart from this collision with AB de Villiers•Getty Images

Even though his expression might not have suggested it, MS Dhoni was certainly the happier captain when play was called off for the day•Associated Press