On the India tour, Afghanistan cricket team will play a 3-match ODI series after the only test, the first match of which is on June 13. All the spectators were desperate to see Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma playing in international cricket. Kohli was also in great form in IPL 2026, but now a big news is coming that Kohli is out of this series.
Virat Kohli out due to hamstring injury
Virat Kohli was not completely fit during the IPL 2026 final, the physio had to come to the ground several times while batting. However, no bowler was able to get him out in the final. He scored unbeaten 75 runs in 42 balls, for which he was chosen Player of the Match. Kohli was seen struggling with hamstring, now due to this reason he has been ruled out of the 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan.
However, BCCI has not yet made an official announcement regarding this. Regarding Rohit Sharma, the board had already made it clear that his playing will depend on his fitness. There is no news yet about his going to the Center of Excellence, Bengaluru.
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Who can become Virat Kohli’s replacement?
Now the question arises that who is chosen as the replacement of Virat Kohli. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rituraj Gaikwad are contenders for this. Whoever is selected, it will be a great opportunity for him because he can also stake his claim for next year’s World Cup.
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India’s squad for ODI series against Afghanistan
Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma*, 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.