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Ruturaj Gaikwad to replace injured Virat Kohli in Afghanistan ODIs, Rajat Patidar to get called up for India A

Ruturaj Gaikwad to replace injured Virat Kohli in Afghanistan ODIs, Rajat Patidar to get called up for India A

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3 min readUpdated: Jun 4, 2026 03:12 PM IST Ruturaj Gaikwad is likely to get picked as Virat Kohli’s replacement for three ODI series against Afghanistan whereas Rajat Patidar might be looked in for India A squad which will travel to Sri Lanka for tri-series involving Afghanistan. The senior selection committee will have to make last minute changes after Kohli was ruled out for Afghanistan series starting from June 14 in Dharamsala due to a hamstring injury that he picked during the IPL final on Sunday. It is learnt that Kohli has been advised a minimum of two-week rest and though he may be fit in time for the last ODI on June 20, the selectors are unlikely to include him for the series which involves only three ODIs. Gaikwad was earlier added to India A squad after Riyan Parag had gotten injured during IPL and the selection committee had added his name. The formal announcement is expected soon. Meanwhile, during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s successful chase in the final against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad, Kohli …

Dropped from India ODI squad, Rishabh Pant has only himself to blame

Dropped from India ODI squad, Rishabh Pant has only himself to blame

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4 min readChennaiUpdated: May 19, 2026 05:42 PM IST India are looking for a left-hander in their ODI top six. Rishabh Pant bats left-handed. He was still not picked. That tells you everything about where his white-ball cricket stands. The senior selection panel led by Ajit Agarkar named India’s ODI squad with the 2027 World Cup as the big picture, and the absence of Pant and Ravindra Jadeja was hardly a surprise. Jadeja’s exclusion was always coming – Axar Patel and Washington Sundar had been breathing down the 37-year-old’s neck. For Pant, Agarkar was direct. “Rishabh is an incredible Test player. Obviously, he is not part of the ODI squad at the moment. We want him to become the best Test player that he has always been. I don’t think there is any concern with his spot in the Test team. As far as ODI cricket is concerned, at this point, we have gone with two different options,” he said. Having lost out on a spot in India’s T20I set-up over the last 18 months, …