New Delhi: Star batter Virat Kohli is progressing well in his recovery from the right hamstring injury sustained during the IPL and will report to the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) on June 22 for re-evaluation and further planning.It has been learnt that a member of the CoE sports science team visited the United Kingdom to assess Kohli's fitness status before handing him a rehabilitation programme. Kohli resides in London with his family.He had sustained a hamstring niggle during the IPL final against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.Read more: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi can revive Test cricket if he succeeds in longer format: Krishnamachari Srikkanth"Virat Kohli is progressing well following right hamstring injury sustained in the IPL. He was assessed by the CoE team in London and handed over the program to continue in the initial phase of rehab and he will report to the CoE on 22nd June 2026 for re-evaluation, further planning and subsequent clearance," the fitness update from COE's sports science team sent to the selection committee and team management stated."Virat will get the fitness clearance after a fitness test on Monday in Bengaluru. Before that he is doing a promotional event in Delhi on Sunday," a BCCI source aware of developments told PTI.Incidentally in 2025, when Indian Test squad was in London, the support staff members had evaluated his fitness as he had back then already announced his retirement from red ball format. Pandya won't travel to England Meanwhile, all-rounder Hardik Pandya hasn't recovered from the quadriceps strain sustained before the Afghanistan ODI series. He is not in a position to bowl his full quota of overs and has been ruled out of the England ODI series.Pandya will more time before returning to full fitness."Hardik Pandya has not been able to attain requisite amount of bowling volume and conditioning required for an ODI format and will require more time to regain complete fitness for an ODI," said a source.Read more: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be bigger than Sachin and Kohli put together at the end of his career: Dale SteynAll other players who are in selection contention are fit.The ODI team will be announced once selectors get final update on Kohli' availability.
Virat Kohli's fitness Test on June 22; Hardik out of England ODIs
Star batter Virat Kohli is making good progress from his IPL hamstring injury and will undergo re-evaluation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence on June 22. Meanwhile, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the upcoming England ODI series due to a quadriceps strain, requiring more time to regain full bowling fitness. The ODI squad announcement awaits a final update on Kohli's availability.
Kohli will undergo fitness re-evaluation on June 22 following his IPL hamstring injury, while Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the England ODI series due to a quadriceps strain. Injury absences reshape India's squad composition and impact ODI tour strategy.






