India, June 6 -- Virat Kohli has officially been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, which begins on June 13. The chairman of the selection committee, Ajit Agarkar, on Saturday confirmed that the former India captain would miss the ODIs due to a hamstring injury he sustained during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 final between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Gujarat Titans (GT). While announcing the squads for the Ireland and England T20Is, Agarkar confirmed that Kohli will be replaced by Yashasvi Jaiswal for the upcoming matches against Afghanistan.

Kohli, having retired from T20Is and Tests, just plays ODIs for India. His last appearance for the Men in Blue came earlier this year whe...