New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- India captain Shubman Gill was seen batting at the nets ahead of day three of his team's practice match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI in Colombo on Sunday.

Gill has missed the warm-up match due to an impact injury on his right finger that he suffered while training ahead of the match. KL Rahul is leading Team India in the absence of Shubman Gill in the practice match.

"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," a BCCI statement had said on Friday.

Sri Lanka Cricket XI won the toss and opted to bat. Fifties from Ravindu Rasantha (71), Nishan Madushka (...