ajinkya says

YES, I DID (SCORED 18 FIRST CLASS CENTURIES BEFORE PLAYING TESTS). EVERY TEST HUNDRED IS SPECIAL, BUT GETTING A HUNDRED AT LORD’S IS SOMETHING I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.

ON HIS CENTURY I DIDN’T SEE THE PITCH BEFORE THE MATCH STARTED, BUT IT WAS DOING A BIT. THE CREDIT MUST GO TO THE TOPORDER BATSMEN, VIJAY, PUJARA, VIRAT FOR PLAYING THROUGH THAT CRUCIAL PERIOD IN THE MORNING. THAT IS WHAT MADE IT EASIER FOR ME.

ON HOLDING FORT WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB. SHAMI AND ISHANT ARE STILL THERE, IF WE CAN ADD 30-ODD RUNS MORE, WE WILL HAVE A GOOD SCORE

ON THE PAR