For the crores of fans who are waiting for the return of Indian cricket’s ‘run machine’ i.e. Virat Kohli to the field, a very relieving and very good news is coming. The health of Virat Kohli, who suffered a hamstring injury (muscle strain) during the thrilling final match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), is now improving rapidly. Due to this serious injury, Kohli had to sit out of the current ODI series being played against Afghanistan. But now according to media reports, this veteran batsman seems to be all set to make a comeback in international cricket through the upcoming ODI series on England tour. Virat’s final fitness test will be held at the ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Bengaluru on June 22. According to a latest report by ESPNcricinfo, Virat Kohli is going to appear at the BCCI’s Center of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru on June 22 for the final fitness assessment of his recovery from hamstring injury. The Indian sports science and medical team will closely assess his health and match fitness before the very important ODI series against England from July 14 to 19. Only after getting the green signal from the experts, they will get a flight ticket to England, the hope for which seems very strong. Initial treatment was done in London, the first phase of rehabilitation was completed. India Today report quoted an official source as saying that Virat’s right hamstring injury was taken seriously just after the IPL. He was initially assessed thoroughly by expert doctors and the CoE medical team based in London, following which he was given a specific schedule for the initial phase of rehabilitation. The source further confirmed that Virat has completed his initial rehab with utmost discipline and will now report to the Chief Physio on June 22, 2026 for final clearance and further training programme. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar had given hints, had said – ‘Can be fit till England series’ A few days ago, when young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal was included in the team as a replacement for Virat Kohli for the Afghanistan ODI series, then chief selector Ajit Agarkar had talked about Kohli’s injury in a press conference. Giving a hint, Agarkar had said- "After the injury in the IPL final, we did not know the initial time frame, but according to the indications, Virat can be fully fit by the ODI series against England. However, until the final report of the physio comes, we cannot say anything for sure." Now the new update seems to confirm the same statement of Agarkar. Why is it very important to have King Kohli in the team? Statistics are testifying that how big an achievement Virat Kohli’s return to the ODI team will be for India, you can guess from his incredible statistics in the last few matches. In his last seven ODI matches, Kohli has created havoc against the opposition teams and scored a total of 616 runs with the help of 3 brilliant centuries and 2 half-centuries. Not only this, in three different ODI series against the world’s strongest teams like Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, he scored more than 50 in five consecutive matches. In such a situation, it is considered very important for King Kohli to be on the field in Indian jersey to defeat the British on the fast and helpful pitches of England.
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