MUMBAI, June 6 -- Ajit Agarkar said exactly what he knew, and conceded the rest. Virat Kohli is out of the Afghanistan ODI series. Yashasvi Jaiswal is in. And whether Kohli is fit for England in July depends on a physio timeline the chief selector admitted he does not yet have.

Agarkar addressed the media at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Saturday, one week after Kohli batted through what turned out to be a significant hamstring injury in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's title-winning IPL 2026 final against Gujarat Titans. Kohli scored 75 not out that night, visibly struggling between wickets in the final overs. The three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, beginning June 13 in Dharamsala, came too soon.

"With Virat at this point, it's j...