Ravindra Jadeja has been assured of selection, while Yuzvendra Chahal remains lower in the pecking order following their exclusions from the Sri Lanka series.
India is set to play a limited-overs series in Sri Lanka starting on July 27. New head coach Gautam Gambhir has left both Jadeja and Chahal out of the squads.
Jadeja was omitted from the ODI squad, while Chahal was excluded from both teams. However, Kohli and Rohit were recalled from their vacation to join the squad for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, scheduled from August 3 to 7 in Colombo. India has only six ODI matches remaining before the Champions Trophy next February. Besides the three ODIs against Sri Lanka, they will face England at home just a week before departing for the tournament.
This indicates that the selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar and new head coach Gautam Gambhir, might not have picked their top team for these matches.
