India, June 13 -- Team India are bereft of their two very key players in the ODI series against Afghanistan that gets underway on Saturday at the scenic HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala. Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya will miss the entire three-game series but the Men in Blue still possess the resources to overpower a gritty Afghan side.

Why are Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya not playing in today's match in Dharamshala?

Kohli, arguably one of the fittest cricketers in the world, was seen holding his hamstring while batting for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL 2026 final against the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat. What initially appeared as cramps was later revealed to be a hamstring injury, rendering him...