The opening day belonged to debutant Prithvi Shaw, who stole the headlines with a sensational century in his first innings in Test cricket.

At 18 years and 329 days, Shaw became the youngest Indian and fourth-youngest overall to score a ton on his Test debut during a knock of 134 off 154 balls against the West Indies in Rajkot.

The hosts reached 364/4 at the close after Shaw's heroics put India on course for a big first-innings total in the opening Test.

In the process Shaw, who led India to the under-19 World Cup title earlier this year, also became the 15th Indian to hit a century on debut.

His breezy knock received praise from Tendulkar, who was also known for dominating opposition bowlers as a young batsman.

'Lovely to see such an attacking knock in your first innings, @prithvishaw! Continue batting fearlessly, Tendulkar tweeted.

Like Tendulkar, Shaw shot to prominence from inter-school cricket when he smashed 546 off 330 balls for Rizvi Springfield in a minors cricket competition in Mumbai in 2013. He hit 85 fours and 5 sixes during that knock.