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poi ts
ge e ated
by
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ve ified
by
ews oom
-
Captai
Shubma
Gill
suffe ed
fi ge
i ju y,
missed
wa m-up
match. -
I ju y
was
p ecautio a y;
KL
Rahul
captai ed
team
i
abse ce. -
Gill
esumed
batti g
p actice,
boosti g
I dia
befo e
Test
se ies.
I dia
captai
Shubma
Gill
has
etu ed
to
batti g
p actice
afte
suffe i g
a
fi ge
i ju y
i
the
ets,
p ovidi g
a
timely
boost
ahead
of
the
two-Test
se ies
agai st
S i
La ka.
Gill
missed
I dia’s
o goi g
wa m-up
match
agai st
S i
La ka
XI
i
Colombo
afte
bei g
uled
out
as
a
p ecautio .
KL
Rahul
took
ove
as
captai
fo
the
game.
Shubma
Gill
Back
I
The
Nets
Shubma
Gill
Back
I
The
Nets
Gill
picked
up
the
fi ge
i ju y
while
batti g
i
the
ets
befo e
the
wa m-up
match.
The
setback
i itially
aised
co ce s
give
I dia’s
g owi g
list
of
fit ess
issues
ahead
of
the
Test
se ies.
Howeve ,
the
i ju y
was
ot
co side ed
se ious,
with
Gill
missi g
the
p actice
game
p ima ily
as
a
p ecautio .
His
etu
to
batti g
ow
offe s
I dia
some
elief
befo e
the
fi st
Test.
The
I dia
captai
was
epo ted
to
have
esumed
batti g
p actice
i
the
ea ly
hou s
of
August
9.
His
wo kload
a d
ecove y
will
emai
impo ta t
as
the
team
assesses
his
availability
fo
the
ope i g
Test.
WATCH
POST
GOOD
NEWS
FOR
TEAM
INDIA
🇮🇳–
Shubma
Gill
has
sta ted
the
batti g
p actice
i
ets
afte
2
days
of
est.
[📸:
Debasis
Se ]pic.twitte .com/N gvcbolSy
—
Joh s.
(@C icC azyJoh s)August
9,
2026
KL
Rahul
Leads
I dia
I
Gill’s
Abse ce
KL
Rahul
Leads
I dia
I
Gill’s
Abse ce
Gill’s
abse ce
became
clea
whe
KL
Rahul
walked
out
fo
the
toss
as
I dia’s
sta d-i
captai
i
the
wa m-up
match
agai st
S i
La ka
XI.
The
developme t
came
at
a
awkwa d
time
fo
I dia,
who
a e
al eady
ma agi g
seve al
i ju y
co ce s
withi
the
squad.
Losi g
thei
captai ,
eve
tempo a ily,
added
to
the
u ce tai ty
a ou d
the
team’s
p epa atio s.
Gill’s
etu
to
the
ets
should
ease
some
of
those
co ce s,
although
I dia
will
still
eed
to
mo ito
his
fi ge
befo e
maki g
a
fi al
call
o
his
pa ticipatio .
The
two-Test
se ies
agai st
S i
La ka
will
be
a
impo ta t
assig me t
fo
Gill
as
he
co ti ues
to
lead
I dia’s
Test
side.
Fo
ow,
his
etu
to
batti g
is
the
update
I dia
would
have
wa ted
afte
the
latest
i ju y
sca e.

