Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Sai Sudharsan to miss warm-up, expected fit for Galle Test
Sai Sudharsan is a cricket player who bats for India.
He hurt his big toe while playing in Sri Lanka.
Now he needs to rest and get treatment to heal.
Because of the injury, he missed the team's flight from Mumbai to Colombo.
He is training at the BCCI's special Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
He will miss a warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI that starts on August 7.
He is expected to join his teammates in Colombo by Saturday, August 8.
The team hopes he will be fully fit for the first Test match on August 15.
India also picked four spin bowlers to help batters practise against spin.
Another star player, Jasprit Bumrah, is injured too and cannot play in this series.
Sai Sudharsan will miss India's three-day warm-up tie against Sri Lanka XI, which starts on August 7, while he recovers from a big toe injury.
He missed India's scheduled flight to Colombo from Mumbai and is expected to join his teammates by Saturday, August 8.
Sudharsan is rehabilitating at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru and has resumed batting.
He is expected to regain full fitness and play in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle, starting on August 15.
India added Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Tanush Kotian and Vipraj Nigam as net bowlers, and Auqib (also spelled Aquib) Nabi replaced the injured Jasprit Bumrah.
- Who
- India batter Sai Sudharsan; India are also missing pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah, replaced in the squad by uncapped pacer Auqib (also spelled Aquib) Nabi.
- What
- Sudharsan will miss India's three-day warm-up tie against Sri Lanka XI while recovering from a big toe injury, but is expected to be fit for the first Test on August 15.
- When
- The warm-up tie starts on August 7; Sudharsan is expected to join the squad by Saturday, August 8; the first Test starts on August 15.
- Where
- The warm-up tie and first Test are in Sri Lanka, with the Test at Galle; Sudharsan is rehabilitating at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, India.
- Why
- Sudharsan is undergoing rehabilitation for a minor niggle on his big toe; India also added four spinners as net bowlers to prepare batters for spin-friendly Sri Lankan conditions.
- Player
- Sai Sudharsan, India's no. 3 batter
- Injury
- Minor niggle on his big toe; rehabilitating at BCCI's Centre of Excellence (CoE), Bengaluru
- Warm-up tie
- India vs Sri Lanka XI, three-day match starting August 7
- Expected return
- Join India squad in Colombo by Saturday, August 8
- First Test
- Starts August 15 at Galle; Sudharsan expected to play
- Recent form
- 81 vs Afghanistan (one-off Test, June); hundreds in both unofficial Tests vs Sri Lanka A
- Test career
- 7 Tests, 383 runs, 3 half-centuries
- Squad news
- Jasprit Bumrah ruled out (left knee); Auqib/Aquib Nabi replaces him; four spin net bowlers added