{"id":176685,"date":"2026-06-04T05:51:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176685"},"modified":"2026-06-04T05:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:21:52","slug":"gaikwad-set-to-replace-kohli-for-afghanistan-odis-patidar-likely-to-make-india-a-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176685","title":{"rendered":"Gaikwad set to replace Kohli for Afghanistan ODIs; Patidar likely to make India A squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71060789\">Rajat Patidar could earn a place in India A\u2019s squad for the tri-nation tournament in Sri Lanka beginning next week.<\/p>\n<p>The national selectors are understood to be leaning towards naming Ruturaj Gaikwad as Virat Kohli\u2019s replacement for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ind-v-afg-virat-kohli-ruled-out-of-india-vs-afghanistan-odi-series-injury-update-vk18-latest\/article71059791.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">With Kohli unavailable for the series due to a hamstring injury<\/a>, the selectors have been weighing multiple options for the batting unit. While Patidar remains firmly in contention and is likely to be accommodated in the India A setup, Gaikwad has emerged as the front-runner for a spot in the senior squad, backed by his consistent performances in domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The final composition of both squads is expected to be discussed when the selection committee meets later this week.<\/p>\n<p>Gaikwad had originally been drafted into the India \u2018A\u2019 squad as a replacement for Riyan Parag, who suffered an injury during the IPL. However, with a vacancy opening up in the senior ODI squad, the Maharashtra batter is now set to get a promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Patidar is coming off a memorable IPL season as well. The right-handed batter led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a second successive title and finished the campaign with 501 runs, further strengthening his case for national selection.<\/p>\n<p>The tri-series, featuring the \u2018A\u2019 teams of India, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, will be played in Dambulla from June 9, with Tilak Varma set to captain the Indian side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 04, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ruturaj-gaikwad-virat-kohli-replacement-ind-vs-afg-odi-series-rajat-patidar-sri-lanka-a-tri-series\/article71060789.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajat Patidar could earn a place in India A\u2019s squad for the tri-nation tournament in Sri Lanka beginning next week. The national selectors are understood to be leaning towards naming Ruturaj Gaikwad as Virat Kohli\u2019s replacement for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. With Kohli unavailable for the series due to a hamstring injury, the &#8230; <a title=\"Gaikwad set to replace Kohli for Afghanistan ODIs; Patidar likely to make India A squad\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176685\" aria-label=\"Read more about Gaikwad set to replace Kohli for Afghanistan ODIs; Patidar likely to make India A squad\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_3656B.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":175552,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175552","url_meta":{"origin":176685,"position":0},"title":"Selectors should pick up the phone and apologise: Sanjay Manjrekar on Yashasvi Jaiswal\u2019s ODI exclusion","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Former India international Sanjay Manjrekar has suggested that national team selectors owe Yashasvi Jaiswal an explanation for his exclusion from India\u2019s squad for its upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan. 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