Dhawan and Pujara tons hurt Sri Lanka in opener

SHIKHAR Dhawan smashed a career-best 190 on his Test comeback to lead a brilliant Indian batting assault on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka yesterday. The left-handed opener struck 31 boundaries in a blazing 168-ball knock and Cheteshwar Pujara joined in with an unbeaten 144 to take the visitors to 399-3 at stumps. Hosts Sri Lanka toiled in the Galle field and suffered a major blow when all-rounder Asela Gunaratne broke his thumb trying to take a catch off Dhawan. He was to undergo a surgery yesterday and is almost certain to miss the rest of the three-Test series.