India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 1st day
Dravid century gives India the upper hand
Gautam Gambhir was Chanaka Welegedara's first wicket as Sri Lanka dominated the first hour•AFP
No doubts over who these kids turned up to watch•Associated Press
Dammika Prasad kept up one end and was rewarded with VVS Laxman's wicket ... •AFP
With Yuvraj Singh for company, Dravid steered India to lunch •Associated Press
Even though Muttiah Muralitharan removed Yuvraj, Dravid ensured the momentum stayed with the hosts•AFP
He showed great intent as India strengthened their grip on the match•AFP
But it was Dravid who won the plaudits as he remained unbeaten on 177, with India finishing strongly on 385 for 6•AFP
Welegedara dismissed Virender Sehwag with gentle swing bowling•AFP
Sachin Tendulkar's first ball was driven for four but he made a mess of the third•AFP
... who paid the price for a loose prod outside off stump•AFP
The two put on 125 for the fifth wicket...•AFP
In MS Dhoni he found an able partner as another partnership flourished with the onset of tea•AFP
The sixth-wicket stand with Dhoni yielded 224•AFP
Welegedara was a late inclusion but made himself count, taking out India's top order•AFP
Rahul Dravid was in positive mood from the start and launched a retaliation •AFP
... as Yuvraj brought up his fifty off 77 balls •AFP
Dravid became the fifth-highest run-getter in Tests, bringing up his century, soon after the break•AFP
Dhoni was in fine fettle as well, reaching his second Test hundred•AFP