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Virat Kohli has been ruled out of India’s ODI series against Afghanistan due to a hamstring injury sustained during the IPL 2026 final. Yashasvi Jaiswal replaces him. Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya are under fitness assessment at the BCCI CoE. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar expects Kohli to return for England ODIs in July.

Mumbai: Yashasvi Jaiswal has been drafted in to replace an injured Virat Kohli for India’s three‑match ODI series against Afghanistan beginning June 13 in Dharamsala, while Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya are set to feature subject to them getting fitness clearance.

Kohli, who now plays for India in ODIs, was visibly struggling while anchoring Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s chase in the IPL 2026 final against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad, where he hit a match-winning 75 not out. The injury to his right hamstring has since aggravated, thus ruling him out of the series against Afghanistan.

Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar said Kohli is expected to be fit for ODIs against England, to be played in July. "It's just less than a week since he injured himself in the IPL final. Don't know the timelines yet, looks like he might be fit for England ODIs. Not a definitive squad, don't have a timeline from the physio yet," he said in the press conference at the BCCI headquarters on Saturday.

Jaiswal's last ODI appearance was on December 6, 2025, against South Africa in Visakhapatnam, where he hit an unbeaten 116 runs off 121 balls, his maiden century in the 50-over format internationally.