Indian skipper Virat Kohli looks at his injured finger during a training session ahead of the 1st T20 Match against Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati Saturday Jan. 4 2020. (Photo | PTI) 
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Ahead of first T20 against Sri Lanka, Kohli hit on finger during practice

Team India physio Nitin Patel rushed to attend Kohli as he was seen applying the magic spray.

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GUWAHATI: Indian skipper Virat Kohli was hit on the little finger of his left-hand while taking a catch on the eve of the first T20I against Sri Lanka here.

The incident happened in the first half of India's practice session.

Team India physio Nitin Patel rushed to attend Kohli as he was seen applying the magic spray.

The only notable absentee from India's practice was spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who was the last to arrive here on Thursday.

Both teams are playing their first T20 clash after 22 months.

India defeated the West Indies 2-1 in their last T20I series, while the Islanders are smarting from a 0-3 rout in Australia.

The task for the Lankans appears all the more difficult as they are yet to win a bilateral series against India, across all formats, since Kohli's debut 12 years ago.

Since then, they have lost 16 games in a row.

However, the Lankans defeated India in 2014 World T20 final.

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