The stylish left-hander was unbeaten on 105 at the break with Kieran Powell the other not out batsman on 38 as the West Indies strengthened its position after resuming the day at 267-2. [break]
Bravo, who also scored 136 in the second innings of the second test, reached his century with a square-drive off Ravichandran Ashwin. He struck 12 fours off 169 deliveries.
He started the day confidently as he dispatched pace bowler Varun Aaron first two deliveries of the morning to the fence. The first went past mid off and the second straight down the ground.
Bravo, a cousin of former West Indies great Brian Lara, with whom he is often compared, continued an impressive test career that has seen him score three centuries in 13 tests.
West Indies player Darren Bravo (AP)
Kirk Edwards scored 21 runs in the morning session, including three fours, before a lovely away-going delivery from pace bowler Ishant Sharma brought an end to his attractive innings within sight of a century as he edged the ball to wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Edwards scored 86, striking 13 fours off 165 balls and batted for 208 minutes.
The third-wicket partnership between Edwards and Bravo was worth 164 runs and came off 269 deliveries.
India´s bowlers, hoping to complete a 3-0 whitewash in the series, struggled on a perfect batting strip for a second successive day
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