Leg spinner Anil Kumble, who took three wickets in the second session on day 3 of the second Test to help bowl out Pakistan for 393, said India will now try and set the visitors a target in excess of 300.
"We will look to set a big target so that we can have three or four close-in fielders at all the time around the batsman," the veteran leg-spinner said after the day's play.
"An ideal target for Pakistan should be something in excess of 300. On the last day the wicket will not be good for batting and the pitch will deteriorate and support the spinners."
At close of play on the second day, Pakistan, led by centuries from Younis Khan and Yousuf Youhana, were cruising at 273 for the loss of 2 wickets, in reply to India's first innings score of 407.
But the Indian bowlers staged a remarkable comeback, claiming the last eight Pakistan wickets for 112 runs and bowling them out for 393.
In fact, Kumble (3 for 98) and his spinning ally Harbhajan Singh (2 for 94) took all the five wickets to fall in the second session.
"We are back in the game now. If you see the score since the close of play yesterday and at the close of play today, you will know that we are in a very good position.
"Younis and Yousuf played very well yesterday. But today we got the vital wickets of Youhana and Inzamam-ul Haq early, which helped us to bowl out Pakistan.
"The wicket was very good for batting yesterday. It was hard and the ball was coming to the bat, which helped the batsmen. Also, they ran a lot of singles, which also made it difficult for us," said Kumble.
The 34-year-old, who is India's highest wicket taker in Tests with 453 wickets, said India would be looking to score as much as possible tomorrow.
"Hopefully, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly can take it forward tomorrow and bat as much as possible. We would like to extend the lead and play as long as we can.
"The wicket is still a very good wicket for batting. It is still on the slower side, and batting is easy."
He also praised the efforts of wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik, who missed a few difficult takes today.
"Dinesh has done a very good job in this Test match. There are a lot of rough areas on the pitch which made wicket-keeping difficult, but, overall, he has done very well."
He also refused to comment on Sachin Tendulkar's controversial dismissal.
The master batsman, who looked in good touch while scoring 52, was adjudged caught behind by West Indies umpire Steve Bucknor, but television replays suggested that the ball had missed the bat clearly.
"I saw what you all saw, so I really cannot comment on it," the Karnataka bowler said.
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