Laxman, who addressed a press conference alongside BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia at the BCCI CoE in Bengaluru, said there was seamless coordination between the CoE, team management, support staff and the selection committee regarding players undergoing rehabilitation. Also Read | CoE Head VVS Laxman Hails Virat Kohli’s Professionalism, Calls Indian Batting Icon ‘Great Role Model’. Explaining why injured players are sometimes included in squads, Saikia said selections are made several weeks before a team departs, and a player's fitness can change during that period. Gill did not take the field on the opening day of India's practice match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI in Colombo after hurting his right finger during training. India's two-Test series against Sri Lanka begins in Galle on August 15.