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The 27-year-old Guyanese had scored just 196 in his last five Tests.

But he shared in a record 293-run fifth wicket partnership with captain Carl Hooper, who hammered 233 as West Indies piled up 494 for seven in their first innings.

"This knock was very important for the team and also for me," Chanderpaul said.

"Considering the bad patch I've been going through, I desperately wanted something like this to happen."

The left-hander said his lacklustre batting form had a lot to do with his being in and out of international cricket for the last three years.

Chanderpaul has missed 17 Tests in the last three years due to various reasons - a back injury, a stress fracture in his left foot and finally because of poor domestic form.

"When you're out of cricket because of an injury, you come back and don't get into form that quickly. It takes time," he said.

Hometown heroes

The middle-order batsman was particularly thrilled because the knock had come in the Bourda cricket ground at his hometown.