Star opening batsman and former captain of India Rohit Sharma He is likely to miss the upcoming One Day International (ODI) series against Afghanistan. Rohit, who recently injured his hamstring while playing for Mumbai Indians during IPL 2026, was included in the squad for the three-match series but his inclusion in the squad was dependent on fitness. Now it seems that Rohit has failed to pass the fitness test.
The Indian dressing room is also awaiting the results of the star all-rounder's fitness clearance test. hardik pandya. The senior cricketer had complained of back spasms during the IPL season and had recently checked into the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru, where he is being evaluated by the medical team. He is expected to prove his fitness through match simulations and other exercises before joining the team.
This is a big blow for the Indian team, as they will already be without his services. Virat KohliJoe has been ruled out of the series due to his hamstring injury after a successful IPL campaign with Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, an official announcement is yet to be made by the BCCI regarding the unavailability of both Rohit and Virat.
As quoted by NDTV Sports, Rohit has still not recovered from his hamstring injury, which did not allow him to feature for MI for the entire season, where he had a disastrous campaign anyway. Even after his comeback towards the end of the tournament, Rohit appeared to be only an impactful player, raising questions about his complete match-readiness.
The selection committee did not choose a complete bowling attack for the series, with big names like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj rested for workload management. Even the experienced all-round pair Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are missing as Ajit Agarkar has picked new faces Harsh Dubey, Prince Yadav and Gurnoor Brar for the ODI series starting June 13 in Dharamshala.
India's ODI team:
Shubman Gill (C), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Rohit Sharma, Virat KohliKL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Harsh Dubey, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, hardik pandyaArshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Prince Yadav, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav
Comment: An official announcement is yet to be made regarding the status of Rohit, Virat and Hardik.
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