Ace batter Virat Kohli was on Sunday, June 21, picked for India’s three-match ODI series against England. However, BCCI has said that his selection in the playing XI will be subject to fitness, as the star
cricketer continues to recover from a hamstring injury sustained during the IPL 2026 final.
Kohli missed out on the recent three-match ODI series due to the same but is expected to feature in the England ODIs, with the first match scheduled for July 14.
Meanwhile, ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who was rested for both the one-off Test and the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan as part of BCCI’s workload management programme, is all set to return for the ODI tour of England.
The team for the three-match ODI series is another step in India’s preparations for the 2027 World Cup in South Africa. It marks the return of Harshit Rana as well, who impressed with both bat and ball during India’s series against New Zealand earlier this year before being sidelined by a right knee lateral meniscus tear.
The injury required surgery and forced Rana to miss both the T20 World Cup and the subsequent IPL season. He was added to the team for the final ODI against Afghanistan.
The selectors have recalled Axar Patel to the team in place of Harsh Dubey, who featured in the Afghanistan series. The 32-year-old Axar was last part of India’s ODI setup during the Australia series in October but hasn’t played a 50-over international since then.
There is still no place for Ravindra Jadeja, with Washington Sundar continuing to hold the spin-bowling all-rounder’s role in the team.
India ODI squad vs England: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vc), KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar
