Shikhar Dhawan was left hurt after being dropped from the Indian Test team but says he remained confident of making his way back into the longest format sooner than later.
After day's play, Dhawan recalled the time when he was not part of the Test team.
"When I had that lean patch, I knew that if I wasn't going to score runs, I could get out of the side. Of course I felt that pressure at that moment and when I got out of the Test side, it hurt me," said Dhawan.
"But then, I moved on and I started playing domestic cricket for Delhi and I was enjoying myself there. One thing about me is that I don't like to be sad all the time. I like to be happy and so I was enjoying myself over there and knew that if things have to come, they will come my way.
"I don't want to run around things too much. I am going to keep doing my work and follow my process. I love doing my fitness drills and work on my skill level. I knew if it has to come, it will come."
Dhawan was not part of the original squad but was brought in after an injured Murali Vijay pulled out of the series last minute.
"My plans were to go to Melbourne and spend time with my family, do training and get fit for the ODI series. I was in Hong Kong actually, on holiday, and from there I flew back to India and joined the team.
"That was my plan, but I think destiny had a different plan for me. I am happy and thankful to God," said the opener.
Dhawan's dropped catch hurt us: Sl manager
Sri lanka's cricket manager Asanka Gurusinha on Wednesday rued the dropped catch of Shikhar Dhawan, saying the team paid a heavy price as India finished day one of the first Test at 399 for three.
Dhawan was on 31 at the time when his catch was dropped and the opener went on to score 190 off 168 deliveries.
"It is hard to appreciate bowlers' effort after you concede 400 runs in a day. India are a very strong side. We dropped a catch of Dhawan and then paid a price. Not sure what would have happened had that catch been taken," said the manager at the press conference. "It was a double blow. We dropped the catch and lost a player. It's sad," the manager added.
The lankan bowling attack came a cropper as it simply failed to contain the Indian batsmen, particularly Dhawan who punished them with 31 fours and scored at a rate in excess of 100.