India, July 27 -- Kavem Hodge's unbeaten 83 carried West Indies to 194-3 against Pakistan at stumps on the rain-affected first day of the first test on Saturday.

Only 67 overs were bowled in the day before stumps was called early because of bad light. Hodge batted in all three sessions, including the truncated first session in which only 14.1 overs were bowled and 23 runs scored. He came to the crease in the ninth over when Mohammad Abbas bowled Brandon King (12) on his way to figures of 1-8 from seven overs in the morning session.

When the players returned from lunch, Hodge faced a pitch that had been enlivened by the rain, and stood firm as West Indies added 104 runs for the loss of two wickets in 28.5 overs.

Hodge then added 67 runs...