Ganga elated at maiden Test ton

Trinidad and Tobago captain Daren Ganga says he is delighted to record his maiden Test century in his first Test in the Caribbean after playing the previous 17 outside the region.

The 24-year-old fashioned a disciplined 113, with 19 fours and a six off 225 balls in 311 minutes, to atone for a first innings duck.

"I am happy to get my first Test hundred. It's been long in coming. I thank God first of all, and then the selectors and Brian [Lara] for having the faith in me.

"It's my first Test match in the Caribbean. I've been waiting a long time to play it and it's just good to go out there and get a hundred against the best team in the world," Ganga said.

The compact right-hander said he was always confident of gaining selection in the series.

"I think I had a good Carib Cup. I was looking forward to playing against Australia in the Caribbean. I got my opportunity. First innings, I muffed up and I just wanted to put things right.

"I went out there and batted positively. I had the full support of my teammates. Brian as well was there and it [the century] just happened."

He said he was disappointed in the way he got out off part-time left-arm spinner Darren Lehmann.

"I knew it was important to try and bat and come not out at the end of the day and put my team in a good position. I just think I calculated the situation well but I didn't execute properly. I think I fell down there. It's unfortunate but at end of the day, I'm quite happy that I contributed."

He is also wary the West Indies are not yet out of the woods and would need to continue "batting for as long as possible".

"I think we are in a position where we still could lose the game. We've got to bat and make sure we put ourselves in a position where we can't lose.

"I think that it is important that Shiv [Chanderpaul] carries on now. I think Ridley [Jacobs] might play a part in this as well."

Slotted in at No. 3 in the order, Ganga, who is an opener by upbringing, said he was not worried about changing batting positions.

"I won't think that was a big adjustment. At the top of the innings, I think personally it's more difficult. Batting at No. 3 was quite easy for me.

"I can still open the batting [but] I think at the end of the day, once you are able to score runs in any position, you can fill the role of any position."