India, Oct. 3 -- Dhruv Jurel made the most of the chance presented by Rishabh Pant's injury, scoring his maiden Test century and making a solid impact against the West Indies in the series opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Usually selected as Pant's backup in the red-ball setup, Jurel got the opportunity to feature in the playing XI due to the left-hander's unfortunate absence.

The wicketkeeper batter scored 125 runs off 210 balls, which was laced with 15 fours and three sixes. Jurel looked confident throughout his innings, bringing a calmness to the middle when India lost the wickets of Shubman Gill (50) and KL Rahul (100).

He shared a brilliant 206-run stand for the fifth wicket with veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja to put India...