Updated On: 27 August, 2019 08:42 AM IST | | PTI
Ajinkya Rahane dedicates his first Test century in two years to those who backed him during his rough patch as India thrash Windies by 318 runs to clinch first Test

Ajinkya Rahane plays a shot on Day Four of the first Test against WI. Pic/AFP
North Sound (Antigua): Back with a bang, India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane dedicated his game-changing performance in the first Test against the West Indies to all those who have stood by him during the past two years when he went through a rough patch.
Rahane scored 81 and 102 — his first Test hundred in two years during India's 318-run victory, which also earned him the 'Man of the Match' award. "This hundred was special. My time with Hampshire really helped me. I dedicate this hundred to the people who backed me, supported me when I was going through a rough patch," Rahane said at the post-match presentation ceremony.