Pravin Amre, who has been a mentor to Melbourne centurion Ajinkya Rahane, has said that the India stand-in captain's innings on Sunday should serve as a good message to Rahane's Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting.

"Ajinkya had a torrid time in the IPL while playing for Delhi Capitals with their mentor Ricky Ponting refusing to bring him in the playing XI for a good part of the tournament. I hope Ponting has seen this innings while commentating for Channel 7. The agony Ajinkya had to face during this period was huge," Amre said on Sunday.