Former Indian batter Sanjay Manjrekar has opined that Yashasvi Jaiswal’s omission from England ODIs is a harsh call by selectors. Jaiswal scored a stunning knock of 110 runs in the run chase of 219 against the visitors at Chennai on Saturday but he was not picked for England ODIs.

The left-hander had replaced Virat Kohli in the ODI squad for Afghanistan series after the latter was ruled out with a hamstring injury, which he suffered in IPL 2026 final against Gujarat Titans. Jaiswal has scored two centuries in his young ODI career but there is no regular place for him in the ODI team.

“Anybody who gets an opportunity has to make it count. That is exactly what Yashasvi has done. So yes, it is unfortunate. Yes, it is a bit harsh on him. Sai Sudharsan has also done well. Ishan Kishan has a double hundred in ODI cricket. There are a lot of quality players competing for those spots. He’s actually got two hundreds in his last three ODI innings. There was a 116 not out, after which he didn’t play for a long time. Then he scored four in the next ODI and now another hundred,” Sanjay Manjrekar said on Sony Sports.

“I think he has learnt his lesson. He will know what to do, so that is not a problem. He had first-hand experience in Sri Lanka and handled that pretty well because he seems to be a very mature guy,” he said.

On the other hand, India’s ODI captain Shubman Gill said Jaiswal will have to miss out in the team when everyone’s available.

“We all know he is a phenomenal player and it’s not easy for any player (to sit out). If all the players are available, he is the unfortunate one who sometimes misses out and he got a couple of games in this series and he played really well today. So, hopefully he will continue to perform and he will continue to keep grabbing the opportunities that he gets,” said Gill on Jaiswal after the 3rd Afghanistan ODI in the press conference.

India will play three ODIs against England, starting from July 14 at Birmingham.