In pictures: India vs Sri Lanka, Day 1, first Test

Sri Lankan cricket captain Angelo Mathews, right, and Indian Test captain Virat Kohli shake hands before the start of the first day of the first Test match at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle, on August 12, 2015. (AFP Photo)

Updated on: Aug 12, 2015 4:59 PM IST

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Sri Lankan cricket captain Angelo Mathews, right, and Indian Test captain Virat Kohli shake hands before the start of the first day of the first Test match at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle, on August 12, 2015. (AFP Photo)

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Kohli, second from right, and Ajinkya Rahane, second from left, celebrate the dismissal of Sri Lankan batsman Lahiru Thirimanne, left, during the first day of the first Test. (AFP Photo)

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Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, left, celebrates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara on Day 1 of the first Test match in Galle, on August 12, 2015. (Reuters Photo)

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Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal plays a shot during the first innings. (AFP Photo)

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Chandimal jumps over the ball as he avoids being run out. (Reuters Photo)

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Kohli, right, and fielders Lokesh Rahul, left, and Rahane, centre, celebrate the dismissal of Sri Lankan batsman Jehan Mubarak. (AFP Photo)

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Kohli, right, Rahane, second from right, and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, left, celebrate the dismissal of Lahiru Thirimanne. (AFP Photo)

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Kumar Sangakkara walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal. (AFP Photo)

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Shikhar Dhawan's hat flies off as he runs after the ball to stop a boundary hit by Mathews. (Reuters Photo)

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Mathews plays a shot during the first innings. (Reuters Photo)

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Dhawan (L), Saha (C) and Kohli celebrate the dismissal of Kaushal Silva. (AFP Photo)

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Sri Lanka's Lahiru Thirimanne plays a shot during the first innings. (AFP Photo)

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Ishant Sharma, right, celebrates the wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne. (Reuters Photo)