Virat Kohli Fitness Test: Virat Kohli ready to play for the British band, passed the fitness test at the Center of Excellence

New Delhi. A very good news has come for Indian cricket fans. Veteran Indian batsman Virat Kohli has passed his medical fitness test under the supervision of ‘Centre of Excellence’ team in Bengaluru. This means that his path has been completely cleared for the upcoming ODI series against England. The recovery of Kohli, who was injured during the final of IPL 2026, was excellent. King Kohli’s fitness is being considered a big boost for Team India in terms of preparations for the ODI World Cup to be held in 2027.

According to the report of Sports Tak, Kohli has successfully completed all his fitness tasks and it is expected that by tomorrow he will get the official green signal to play in the ODI series against England. The Indian team will play a three-match ODI series in England, which will start from Birmingham on July 14. The second ODI will be played in Cardiff on 16 July, while the series will conclude with the match to be held at Lord’s on 19 July.

Was injured during IPL final
Virat Kohli became a victim of hamstring (muscle strain) injury while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the final match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026). Kohli had to face a lot of trouble due to this injury suffered in the title match played against Gujarat Titans (GT) captained by Shubman Gill. Due to this injury, he could not be a part of the recent ODI series played against Afghanistan at home. However, Team India performed brilliantly even in the absence of Kohli and clean swept Afghanistan 3-0 in this series.

Very important series for 2027 World Cup
After recovering from injury, Virat Kohli was included in the 15-member Indian team for the England tour, but his playing was completely dependent on passing the fitness test. Now that he has cleared this test, the Indian camp has heaved a sigh of relief. This three-match ODI series against England is very important for the Indian team. This is being seen as the beginning of preparations for the ICC ODI World Cup to be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in the year 2027. Considering Virat Kohli’s current form and experience, it is considered very important to have him in the team.

India’s ODI team
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar.