Admitting that the pitch and conditions at Hamilton were extremely difficult for batting on Friday, New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming said the Indian batsmen probably lacked the commitment to do well in the seamer friendly conditions.

India, who suffered a humiliating 10-wicket loss in the first Test at Wellington, saw their formidable batting line-up unable to cope with the unfavourable conditions for the third successive innings and crashed to 92 for eight in the 38 overs possible in the second Test on Friday, after one-and-a-half days of play were washed out due to rain.

"It seems a very difficult wicket to bat on with the ball seaming around. It is not going to be better for the batsmen throughout (the match)," Fleming said.

"Having said that, you got to show commitment on such a wicket. It's all about getting behind the ball and doing some real hard yards.

"There would be some balls which would have your name on it. But in between you have got to work very hard," he said.

Fleming, who won the toss and put India in to bat, said now it is up to his team to show how to bat better in these conditions.

"If we can get India out for 100 and take a lead, we would once again be in the box seat.

"But for that to happen, we got to show that in these conditions we can play very well and are committed to get the runs on the board," he said.

Fleming said it would be wrong to suggest that his team is in a good position in this Test because he had been lucky in winning the toss.

"The toss is not going to be a major part of this game. Its (the pitch) going to do enough through the game and the team which is more committed is going to win it.

"May be you need some luck on your side -- but then you make your own luck," he said.

Fleming was rueing the 20 runs scored by Harbhajan Singh which, he felt, was a very important contribution in the context of the game.

"Frustrating is the world for us. Harbhajan's 20 runs in the context of the day was pretty vital."

But, otherwise, he said, his bowlers had an excellent day.

"We didn't let India off the hook at any stage and were bowling fantastic channels and lengths and making them commit to shots."

Fast bowler Daryl Tuffey, the wrecker-in-chief with four wickets, including those of Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, said he felt good with his rhythm in familiar home conditions.

"My rhythm was good and I always love bowling in home conditions," he said.

He was particularly pleased with the wicket of Dravid, the backbone of the Indian batting.

"I feel we built pressure from both ends on him. After he was beaten by a couple of deliveries which seamed away, he was caught at the crease and nibbled a catch behind."