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IND vs AFG: Good news for Team India! Hardik Pandya will play ODI series, CoE reached for fitness check
Samira Vishwas | June 2, 2026 6:24 PM CST

India vs Afghanistan ODI: Big news has emerged for the Indian team from the ODI series against Afghanistan. Team India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya (Hardik Pandya) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is scheduled to reach the Center of Excellence (CoE) on June 2 (Tuesday). Hardik Pandya is going to join the Indian team for the ODI series against Afghanistan on June 11. Before this, he will stay in this Center of Excellence for more than a week.

Here, full care will be taken of his training and fitness. Actually, Hardik Pandya has not played One Day International match for a long time. The 32-year-old all-rounder last played against New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025. Since then he is staying away from ODI cricket.

Will Hardik play ODI against Afghanistan?

The ODI series will be played between India and Afghanistan from June 13. Veteran players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be seen playing in this series. Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been included in the squad of the Indian team for this series. However, his achievement is subject to ‘fitness clearance’. This means that when Hardik Pandya gets fitness clearance from BCCI’s Center of Excellence, he will be able to participate in the ODI series.

Suspense even on Rohit Sharma’s play

Recently, BCCI had announced the squad for the ODI and one-off Test series against Afghanistan. Veteran batsman Rohit Sharma included in this squad (Rohit Sharma) And ‘subject to fitness clearance’ has been written in front of the name of all-rounder Hardik Pandya. According to the Times of India report, the BCCI medical team had directed both Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya to report to the Center of Excellence. Till now no update has come regarding Rohit Sharma. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya will undergo fitness practice and match simulation next week.

Aaqib Nabi joins test team camp

According to the report, Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Aaqib Nabi can be included in the camp of the Indian Test team. At present, clear information regarding this has not been revealed, but it is believed that he will start training with the team from this week.

India-Afghanistan schedule

  • 6-10 June – One-off Test (New Chandigarh)
  • June 13- 1st ODI (Dharamshala)
  • 17 June- 2nd ODI (Lucknow)
  • 20 June- 3rd ODI (Chennai)

India’s ODI squad

Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma*, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya*, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey.

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