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Injured India captain Shubman Gill won't bat in warm-up match
Shubman Gill is the captain of the Indian cricket team.
During practice one day, he hurt the ring finger on his right hand.
The finger was hit while he was batting and again while he was fielding.
Because of this, he did not play on the first day of a practice match against a Sri Lankan XI team.
The doctors and coaches say his finger is getting better, but they do not want to take any risk.
They decided he would probably not bat for the rest of the practice match.
India has a big Test series against Sri Lanka coming up soon.
The first Test begins on August 15 in Galle.
Gill is expected to be ready to play in that match.
The team wants their captain fit and healthy for the important series.
India captain Shubman Gill sustained an impact injury to his right ring finger during team practice in Colombo on Thursday.
Gill missed Day 1 of the three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI, with KL Rahul leading India as stand-in captain.
The BCCI announced the injury on Friday as a precautionary measure, and team management decided he is unlikely to bat in the remainder of the fixture.
Gill is expected to be fit for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle starting August 15, with the second Test beginning August 23.
India sit fifth in the WTC 2025-27 standings (48.15 PCT), with Gill the team's leading run-getter on 950 runs from eight matches.
- Who
- Shubman Gill, captain of the Indian cricket team, who injured his right ring finger.
- What
- Sustained an impact injury to his right ring finger and is unlikely to bat in the remainder of the warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI as a precaution.
- Where
- Colombo, Sri Lanka, at the NCC ground.
- When
- Injured during practice on Thursday; the warm-up match is ongoing in early August 2026, and the first Test starts August 15, 2026.
- Why
- As a precautionary measure to protect the captain ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
Key facts
- Player
- Shubman Gill (India captain)
- Injury
- Impact injury to right ring finger
- Incident
- Struck twice during India's practice on Thursday - once batting, once fielding
- Warm-up match
- India vs Sri Lanka Cricket XI, three-day fixture in Colombo
- Status
- Missed Day 1; unlikely to bat in the remainder of the match
- First Test
- Galle, begins August 15, 2026
- Second Test
- Begins August 23, 2026
- WTC 2025-27 standings
- India fifth (48.15 PCT); Sri Lanka sixth (41.67 PCT)
Quotes
BCCI
Indian Cricket Board
“Captain Shubman Gill sustained an impact injury to his right ring finger during India’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,”
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