Virat Kohli has been named in India’s ODI squad for the upcoming England series, while Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mohammed Siraj have been left out of the group.
The selection, announced on Sunday, puts Kohli back in India’s 50-over plans after he missed the Afghanistan series through injury. His place is still tied to fitness clearance, but the call-up is a major signal before the tour moves to England next month.
According to the Times of India’s report on India’s ODI squad, Jaiswal and Siraj have not been selected despite both being prominent names around recent India squads.
Kohli return sharpens India’s England picture
Kohli’s inclusion immediately changes the shape of India’s batting debate. With Shubman Gill leading the side and senior options back in the frame, the selectors appear to have leaned towards experience for a high-profile away series.
Jaiswal’s omission is the harder call after his strong Afghanistan form, while Siraj’s absence removes one of India’s established pace options. The decision leaves the final XI picture open, but Kohli’s fitness status will now dominate the build-up to the opening ODI.
For India, the timing matters because the England tour is the next public test of their post-Afghanistan white-ball planning. Kohli’s return gives the batting order a familiar anchor, but the absences around him will invite scrutiny until the series squad is tested on the field.
