After scoring 328 for six on day one of the second Test match at Chinnaswamy stadium here, Guptill said his team would now look to exploit the conditions as the wicket had swing and seam on it.
"The contest from here on would be interesting if my team put 400-450 on the board and pick a few wickets early on because there is a bit of swing and seam on this wicket. If we do that it will be great," he told reporters at stumps here.
Guptill said the wicket looked good and hoped the team would be able to continue the positive way of play next morning. "The wicket was a little flat and our positive intent paid off well," he added.
Guptill said the team came out with a positive frame of mind of attacking the Indian bowlers. "Ross (Taylor) showed some excellent footwork," he added.
Guptill said New Zealand had always played positive cricket and luckily the plan worked out for the team which alleviated some of the pressure off the team. "We got enough boundaries initially that took load of us," he said.
Asked if being aggressive cost them too many wickets, Guptill said: "You are going to give chances when you play positive. We got away with it sometimes and not on other occasions. That's the way cricket goes."