{
  "id": 253145,
  "title": "Rahul leads Indians in tour game with Gill out injured",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/rahul-leads-indians-in-tour-game-with-gill-out-injured",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T04:56:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ESPNcricinfo",
    "slug": "espncricinfo",
    "url": "https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1548939.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India's Test captain Shubman Gill will not play in a warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI due to an impact injury to his right ring finger, sustained during a training session. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) described the decision to rest him as precautionary, with the medical team monitoring his recovery ahead of a two-Test series.\n\nIn Gill's absence, KL Rahul will lead the team. Sri Lanka XI won the toss and chose to bat first, allowing India's bowlers to get used to local conditions.\n\nThe teams' lineups were announced, with Sri Lanka XI including players such as Nishan Madushka, Lahiru Kumara and Ramesh Mendis, while India's lineup includes Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Siraj, according to the Times of India.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Shubman Gill suffers finger injury, KL Rahul leads India in warm-up game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/shubman-gill-suffers-finger-injury-kl-rahul-leads-india-in-warm-up",
        "published": "2026-08-07T04:33:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "SLC XI frustrate India seamers on opening day of tour game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/slc-xi-frustrate-india-seamers-on-opening-day-of-tour-game",
        "published": "2026-08-07T12:45:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}