MUMBAI:
Selection Committee Meeting Approaches
The BCCI is set to convene a selection committee meeting later this week to finalize the Indian ODI squad for the
Kohli, 37, has been sidelined from the ongoing home ODI series against Afghanistan due to his hamstring injury, with Yashasvi Jaiswal stepping in as his replacement. The star batsman has been under the care of Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwalla, a prominent orthopaedic surgeon affiliated with the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai, who also serves as a consultant for the BCCI.
Injury Details and Future Prospects
The injury occurred during the IPL final, where Kohli scored an impressive 75 runs off 42 balls, leading the Royal Challengers Bengaluru to victory over the Gujarat Titans and securing their second consecutive IPL title. Recently, images surfaced of Kohli in London, where he resides, spending time with English cricketer Jordon Cox, a teammate from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. This meeting took place shortly before Cox was named in England's playing XI for the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval.
During the announcement of India's squad for the Afghanistan series on June 6, chief selector Ajit Agarkar hinted at Kohli's potential return for the England series, although he noted that there was "no clear timeline" from the medical team regarding his recovery. Agarkar stated, "With Virat, it's just been less than a week since he injured himself in the IPL final. We don't know the timelines yet. But it looks like he might be fit for that England one-day series." Kohli, who has retired from T20Is and Tests, now focuses solely on ODIs, with his last appearance being in the home series against New Zealand in January, where he scored 240 runs at an average of 80 and a strike rate of 105.26.
