"No one's picture came to my mind. I was stunned that I had scored a hundred. I am still surprised that I've scored a Test hundred and that too against the West Indies on their home soil," said a visibly elated Rafique.

"I never thought about the century. The first target was to stay at the wicket. I told my partners that we have to spend time at the crease. I knew that runs would come if you hung around.

"We planned on taking singles and we were rotating the strike. If I made a mistake he would point that out and I would do the same.

"When I reached 50, I could realise that this was my highest score in Tests. But still I didn't think I'd get ton.

"I wasn't concerned that we were nine down. I said to myself that if the ball was there to be hit, I'd go for it. I just concentrated ball to ball. I saw that I was on 99, but didn't feel anything.

"This is something that has happened out of the blue. Things like that happen in life," said Rafique as he narrated his emotions towards the hundred.

His fantastic feat that made him the seventh Bangladeshi to score a ton, also surprised his delighted coach and skipper.

"It was a surprise to me that he batted for so long I suppose. But I've seen him in the nets a lot and seen a glimpse of his batting in previous games which has shown he has got some technique. He has had the opportunity to work with Owen (Mattau) like a few other players in the last month but I didn't think he'd have the ability to bat that long and not give a chance. He has scored a Test century, something I haven't done!" said the Australian.

"Two centurions in one innings and Ashraful after a little bit chancy innings at the start, deserved a hundred as well. I thought he showed a lot of maturity as a young player batting at number five. I'm extremely happy particularly with Rafique. He showed a few people what he is capable of. Now, unfortunately for him, he has to live up to that expectation and give us some more runs!" said Whatmore.

Captain Habibul Bashar was also singing his praises. "This has been a wonderful day for Bangladesh. I think this was one of our most memorable days in international cricket. And Rafique batted exceptionally. I never thought he would get a hundred, honestly speaking, but I knew he could bat pretty well.

"We were on our feet as he neared that hundred. It was an extremely nervous dressing room. You expect some runs from the tail-enders but not that many. What Rafique has done is unbelievable. There can't be anything better."