In November last year, when Shreyas Iyer marked his Test debut against New Zealand with a sparkling century at Green Park in Kanpur, GR Viswanath had waxed eloquent about the Mumbaikar’s temperament and skills. The great man was present at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday to witness first-hand another wonderful knock by Iyer on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand.

The day-night game had piqued the interest of Bengalureans, who turned up in large numbers to see their side storm into the ascendancy on a day when the ball called the shots.