AFP | Colombo

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India skipper Shubman Gill was yesterday forced to sit out of a warm-up match ahead of the two-Test series in Sri Lanka due to a finger injury, the country's cricket board said.

India are led by KL Rahul in the three-day game against Sri Lanka Cricket XI that started yesterday at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo.

The opening Test will begin on August 15 at Galle. The second Test will be played between August 23-27 in Colombo.

“Captain Shubman Gill sustained an impact injury to his right ring finger during India’s practice on Thursday,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.

“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.”