Batting superstar Virat Kohli is all set to represent Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He was included in Delhi’s squad on Friday (December 18) for the 2025-26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which
will be played from December 24 to January 18. The right-handed batter from Delhi, who last played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2010, has kicked off his preparations for the premier 50-over domestic tournament. In a video going viral on the internet, the 37-year-old right-handed batter can be seen batting in the nets.
Kohli, who last played a competitive match on December 6 for India in Visakhapatnam against South Africa and scored an unbeaten half-century, is expected to play at least a couple of matches for the Rishabh Pant-led side.
KING KOHLI PRACTICING IN ALIBAG. pic.twitter.com/l1QH4m4mfK
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Virat Kohli during the Training Session at Reliance Jio Stadium, Alibaug. pic.twitter.com/DPv4nHmrw8
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No off days for Champ Virat Kohli as he trains hard in Mandwa. 🏏 pic.twitter.com/q22UDhkD7L
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The Vijay Hazare Trophy matches will help Kohli prepare for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, which is scheduled to start in Vadodara on January 11.
In his last ODI series for India against the South African team, Kohli was in red-hot form. He scored centuries in the first two matches and an unbeaten half-century in the third.
Pant to lead Delhi
Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was named as Delhi captain for the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy on Friday. In addition to Pant and Kohli, the Delhi squad also features the likes of Ishant Sharma, Harshit Rana, Navdeep Saini, Ayush Badoni, Yash Dhull, Priyansh Arya, Nitish Rana, Simarjeet Singh, Anuj Rawat and Sarthak Ranjan, among others.
In the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, Delhi will open their campaign on December 24 against Andhra Pradesh, which will be led by India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. Delhi’s second Group D match is scheduled against Gujarat, and then they will face Saurashtra (on December 29), Odisha (on December 31), Services (January 3), Railways (January 6) and Haryana (January 8).
Rohit to play two matches for Mumbai
World No. 1 ODI batter Rohit Sharma will play two matches for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He was included in the Mumbai squad led by Shardul Thakur on Friday, but the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) confirmed that the former India captain will only play two matches. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube were not included in the Mumbai squad, whereas Shreyas Iyer was not available for selection due to injury.
