New Delhi, June 6 -- The BCCI on Saturday named Yashasvi Jaiswal as the replacement for the injured Virat Kohli for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan.

Virat Kohli was ruled out of the ODI series against Afghanistan due to a hamstring injury that he had sustained during the IPL 2026 final against Gujarat Titans (GT) on 31 May.

BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar hoped that Virat Kohli would be fit to take on England in a three-match ODI series in England. The ODI series is scheduled to begin on 14 July.

"With Virat at this point, it's just been less than a week since he injured himself in the (IPL) finals. We don't know the timelines yet," Ajit Agarkar said on Saturday while announcing the India squad for the upcoming...