Sri Lanka vs India 2017: 1st Test Day 3, 5 talking points

#3 India lose two quick wickets after opting to bat again

Shikhar Dhawan played a poor cut shot early in India's second innings

With a 309 run lead, India could have put Sri Lanka in to bat again and won by an innings but the Herath-threat on a fourth or fifth-day wicket prompted Kohli to take the safe route, sending his men to bat for a second time. Shikhar Dhawan, the centurion from the first innings, started on a solid note with a couple of well-placed boundaries.

But Dilruwan Perera struck gold as Dhawan played a loose cut shot that ballooned up for the backward point fielder to take an easy catch. Given the lead India had in the game, 'see ball, hit ball' could have been the mantra. Even Pujara seemed to have adopted that approach as he flicked Kumara straight to fine-leg shortly before rain intervened.