Mumbai, Aug. 28 -- Former Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara hailed young Sri Lankan batter Sonal Dinusha for his sensational performances against India on home soil, saying that his performances took him back to the era of Lankan giants Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene and the left-hander can be one of the greats for his country in the coming years.

Dinusha was exceptional against India, with his resistance on the final day at Colombo clinching him a historic third century of the series and sweeping away India's hopes of a series clean sweep. He topped the scoring charts with 420 runs in four innings at an average of 140.00, with three centuries and a fifty. He also faced 722 balls while batting in the middle-order, the most by a...