Days after intense speculation over his place in India’s future ODI plans, the BCCI has shut down all the noise around Rohit Sharma, at least for now. The veteran batter and T20 World Cup-winning captain has been included in India’s squad for the ODI series against England starting next month. Yashasvi Jaiswal, the other strong contender for the second opener’s role, will have to wait for his chance.
Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 110 for India against Afghanistan in the third ODI on Saturday, yet he has been dropped from the ODI squad. In fact, Jaiswal has scored two centuries in his last three ODI matches, but his chance for an extended run in the side is yet to come. Jaiswal was named in the Afghanistan squad as a replacement for the injured Virat Kohli.
“Against England, there won’t be much experiment with top order. Virat comes back at No.3 and Gill will open with Rohit Sharma. For back up opener’s slot, selectors have Ishan Kishan who can be used as a floater,” a BCCI source privy to selection matters told PTI.
Virat Kohli in, but with a condition
Virat Kohli has been picked for the series, but with a condition. He missed the Afghanistan series due to a hamstring injury. He will undergo a fitness test this week. If he passes it, he will be part of the final squad. Accoridng to PTI, Kohli, who is in Delhi for a promotional event, will report to the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru on Monday for a fitness test.
He had suffered a hamstring injury during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s title-defending run in Indian Premier League. The injury had ruled him out of the recent three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. CoE sports science staff had visited Kohli in England some time back to check on his recovery.
Jasprit Bumrah Back
Jasprit Bumrah has also been named in the squad. Also making a comeback is veteran all rounder Axar Patel, who replaced rookie left arm spinner Harsh Dubey.
Dubey will link up with the India A red ball squad for the multi-day series against Sri Lanka A.
“The Indian team management will give chances to both Dubey and Axar periodically to check who will be more suitable going into the World Cup. As of now only Ravindra Jadeja is being looked at as a Test specialist,” the PTI source added.
India will play the three ODIs against England at Edgbaston (July 14), Sophia Gardens (July 16) and Lord’s (July 19).
India’s ODI squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (Subject to fitness clearance), Shreyas Iyer (Vice-Captain), 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.
India’s Updated T20I Squad
Meanwhile, Varun Chakravarthy is in the final stages of his rehab at the BCCI COE following his left foot injury sustained in the TATA IPL 2026. He is ruled out of the T20I series against Ireland.
India’s updated squad for Ireland T20Is: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prasidh Krishna
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