Opener Lokesh Rahul's unbeaten 98 aided by captain Virat Kohli's 78 put India in a formidable position at 206/3 at tea on Day 1 of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Thursday.
Rahul and Rohit Sharma (17) were at the crease, with Sri Lanka's Dhammika Prasad bagging two and Rangana Herath picking one scalp at the P. Sara Oval.