{"id":9558,"date":"2026-08-07T05:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T05:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9558"},"modified":"2026-08-07T05:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T05:02:42","slug":"shubman-gill-suffers-finger-injury-kl-rahul-leads-india-on-day-1-of-warm-up-game-vs-slc-xi-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9558","title":{"rendered":"Shubman Gill suffers finger injury, KL Rahul leads India on Day 1 of warm-up game vs SLC XI | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133021206,imgsize-40595,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/shubman-0208-s.jpg\" alt=\"Shubman Gill suffers finger injury, KL Rahul leads India on Day 1 of  warm-up game vs SLC XI\" title=\"Shubman Gill (AFP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>India Test captain Shubman Gill was rested on the opening day of India&#8217;s warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI in Colombo after sustaining an impact injury to his right ring finger during training on Thursday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that the decision was purely precautionary, with the medical team closely monitoring Gill&#8217;s recovery ahead of the two-Test series.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;Captain Shubman Gill sustained an impact injury to his right ring finger during India&#8217;s practice on Thursday. As a precautionary measure, he will not take the field on Day 1 of the warm-up game against SLC XI. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring his progress. <!-- -->KL Rahul will lead the team in Gill&#8217;s absence ,&#8221; the board wrote on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Sri Lanka XI elect to bat<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Sri Lanka XI won the toss and opted to bat first in Colombo, giving India&#8217;s bowlers an opportunity to acclimatise to local conditions before the Test series.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Sri Lanka :<\/span> Nishan Madushka, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Pavan Rathnayake, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Sonal Dinusha (c), Anjala Bandara (wk), Nipun Dhananjaya, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Asanka Manoj, Isitha Wijesundera, Ramesh Mendis, Dilum Sudeera, Keshara Nuwantha, Ravindu Rasantha.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">India:<\/span> Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Crucial preparation ahead of Test series<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The warm-up fixture is India&#8217;s only red-ball outing before the opening Test, making every session valuable. Head coach Gautam Gambhir urged the squad to maximise the preparation despite the uncertainty surrounding the weather.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>&#8220;We know what is in front of us. We can do volume, we can push our limits, we can tick all the boxes and come the 15th morning, whether we are batting first or bowling first, we will be absolutely ready with every answer to every question thrown at us,&#8221; Gambhir told the players.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>&#8220;So make sure to tick all the boxes from now on.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/shubman-gill-suffers-finger-injury-kl-rahul-leads-india-on-day-1-of-warm-up-game-vs-slc-xi\/articleshow\/133021110.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India Test captain Shubman Gill was rested on the opening day of India&#8217;s warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI in Colombo after sustaining an impact injury to his right ring finger during training on Thursday.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that the decision was purely 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