Ahmedabad: KL Rahul ended his agonisingly long wait for a second century at home while vice-captain Ravindra Jadeja and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel too feasted on below-par West Indies bowling with attacking tons as India tightened the noose around the necks of their opponents in ruthless fashion here on Friday.

The seasoned Rahul, who has been in brilliant form since the start of the England series after regaining his favoured opening slot, smashed an exact 100 off 197 balls — his first century at home since the epic 199 against England in Chennai in December 2016 — to lay the platform for the middle order to go and put the hapless West Indies through the wringers at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

With conditions ideal for batting, the 24-year-old Jurel, coming in place of Rishabh Pant who is

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