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Captain Shubman Gill resumes batting after finger injury in Colombo
Shubman Gill is a famous cricket player and the captain of the India team.
He hurt his finger while practicing on Thursday, just before a practice game against a Sri Lankan team.
The injury meant he could not bat for three days, and the team worried he might miss the big matches.
But on Sunday, the third day of the practice game, he started batting in the nets again.
He practiced for almost an hour and did not look like he was in pain.
Some reports say he hurt his ring finger, while others say it was his thumb.
The practice game is happening in Colombo, a big city in Sri Lanka.
This game helps the team get ready for two real Test matches against Sri Lanka.
The first big match starts in Galle on August 15.
Everyone was happy and relieved to see Gill batting again after his injury.
India captain Shubman Gill returned to batting in the nets on Sunday for the first time in three days since his injury.
The 26-year-old hurt his finger during training on Thursday, the eve of the warm-up match; the BCCI initially ruled him out of the opening day as a precaution, and reports differ on whether it was his right ring finger or thumb.
Gill batted for close to an hour without visible discomfort, facing seamers and spinners under the watch of head coach Gautam Gambhir.
KL Rahul led the side in Gill's absence and Ravindra Jadeja was promoted to No. 4 during the practice game.
India declared on 357/6 in reply to Sri Lanka Cricket XI's 363/8 declared; the first of two Tests against Sri Lanka begins in Galle on August 15.
India are fifth and Sri Lanka sixth in the World Test Championship points table.
- Who
- Shubman Gill, captain of the India cricket team
- What
- Returned to batting in the nets for the first time in three days after an impact injury to his finger
- Where
- Nondescripts Cricket Ground (NCC Ground), Colombo, Sri Lanka
- When
- Sunday, August 9 (day 3 of the three-day warm-up match)
- Why
- To recover from the injury sustained during training on Thursday ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka
Key facts
- Player
- Shubman Gill
- Role
- India captain
- Age
- 26
- Injury
- Impact injury to finger during training (reported as right ring finger or thumb)
- Return to nets
- Sunday, August 9 - first net session in three days
- Warm-up match
- India vs Sri Lanka Cricket XI (three-day practice game)
- Venue
- Nondescripts Cricket Ground, Colombo
- WTC standings
- India fifth, Sri Lanka sixth in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table
Sources
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