The news of Virat Kohli being out of the ODI series against Afghanistan had disappointed the fans. Now a big update has come out on his replacement. The Indian Express Rituraj Gaikwad can be included in Team India as a replacement for Kohli. According to reports, Kohli has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series due to hamstring injury.

Virat Kohli suffered a hamstring injury in the final match of IPL 2026, after which he has been advised to take rest for two weeks. He may be fully fit before the last ODI match against Afghanistan (June 20), but the selectors will probably not give him a place in the squad for only one match.

Talking about Ruturaj Gaikwad, recently he was given a place in India A squad for the tri-series against Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. He was made the vice-captain of India A team in place of injured Riyan Parag. Now he can be included in the Indian team in place of Virat Kohli.

Selectors will take decision soon

The test match between India and Afghanistan is starting from 6th June. Team India selectors are going to hold a meeting on the same day. In this meeting, decisions can be taken regarding the series against Ireland and England. There is also concern about Rohit Sharma, who had to sit out of some matches of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026 due to hamstring injury.

BCCI had included him in the squad for the ODI series against Afghanistan on the condition that Rohit would be able to be a part of the playing eleven only if he remains fit. According to the report, Rohit has not yet reached BCCI’s Center of Excellence. If Rohit is unable to pass the fitness test, the selectors will have to announce his replacement.

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The fans waiting to see Virat Kohli play in international matches have got a big shock. Due to hamstring injury, he has been ruled out of the 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan. Although BCCI is yet to make an official announcement regarding this, but the discussion on Kohli’s replacement has intensified. Know which players are strong contenders for this.

Virat Kohli was playing in IPL 2026. His team Royal Challengers Bangalore won the second consecutive title. Kohli’s individual performance was also excellent, he scored 675 runs and played a match-winning inning of 75 runs in the final. While batting in the final, he was seen struggling with hamstring problem, stopped the match several times and the physio had to come to the field and give him treatment. However, he remained till the end and the winning run came from his bat. But his injury is serious and he may be out of the ODI series against Afghanistan.

Virat Kohli was playing in IPL 2026. His team Royal Challengers Bangalore won the second consecutive title. Kohli’s individual performance was also excellent, he scored 675 runs and played a match-winning inning of 75 runs in the final. While batting in the final, he was seen struggling with hamstring problem, stopped the match several times and the physio had to come to the field and give him treatment. However, he remained till the end and the winning run came from his bat. But his injury is serious and he will not play the ODI series against Afghanistan. A BCCI source has confirmed to PTI that Kohli will not be able to play in this series.

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Who is Kohli’s replacement?

With Virat Kohli out, the biggest question is who will be his replacement? For this, names of 4 players are coming forward. The name of Rajasthan Royals’ opener batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal is at the forefront. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal and Tilak Verma are also possible options.

Talking about Jaiswal, he was included in India’s last ODI series, although he could not make it to the final 11. Ruturaj Gaikwad was selected in the ODI series against South Africa last year. It remains to be seen who is chosen as Virat Kohli’s replacement.

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India’s ODI squad

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.

Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma Replacement in Test Team: The Indian team has been announced on Saturday, 24 May for the 5 -match Test series in England. Before the announcement of this team, on May 7 earlier this month, India’s Test team captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement. At the same time, Rohit used to come to open the Test. On May 12, five days after Rohit’s retirement from Rohit’s Test, Virat Kohli also announced retirement from Test cricket.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, after these two legendary players retired from the Test, a question along with the captain also came up, which player will be found in the Test team in place of Rohit and Virat. At the same time, after the announcement of the team of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the answer to this question has also been found.

Sai Sudarshan in place of Rohit Sharma

The BCCI has selected Sai Sudarshan for the tour of England. Sai Sudarshan can come to open instead of Rohit Sharma. Sai Sudarshan has also had a tremendous performance in IPL 2025. At this time, Sudarshan is the most batsman to make the most of this season. Sai Sudarshan has scored 628 runs in 13 matches. You can be seen opening with Sudarshan on the tour of England.

Karun Nair in place of Virat Kohli

After retirement from Virat Kohli’s test, he has been replaced by Karun Nair. Right now no information has been revealed about which number Karun Nair will come to bat in the team, but Karun Nair has been brought in the team when Virat is empty. Karun played the last Test match for the Indian team about eight years ago. At the same time, captain Shubman Gill can come to bat at number three in place of Virat Kohli. Karun Nair has scored more than 300 unbeaten runs in International cricket.

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