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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 season will be historic, because Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are going to make a comeback in it. Especially if we talk about Virat Kohli, he will be playing a match in Vijay Hazare Trophy after 15 years. Virat last played against Services in February 2010, in which he scored 16 runs for Delhi. But when and how many matches will ‘King Kohli’ be seen playing in the 2025-26 season? Here you will get the answer to this question.
When will Virat Kohli play?
Virat Kohli is going to play only 2 matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 season. He will be a part of the playing eleven of Delhi team in the first match against Andhra on 24th December. Earlier this match was to be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, but now it is reported that Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has changed the venue of this match to BCCI’s Center of Excellence.
Virat will play his second match in Vijay Hazare Trophy against Gujarat on 26th December. KSCA has also changed the venue of Delhi vs Gujarat match to BCCI Center of Excellence. Virat Kohli will now play both his matches at BCCI’s Center of Excellence. Let us tell you that there are total 3 grounds in this centre.
- 24 December – Delhi vs Andhra
- 26 December – Delhi vs Gujarat
Virat Kohli’s record in Vijay Hazare Trophy
Virat Kohli has played a total of 13 matches in his Vijay Hazare Trophy career, in which he has scored 819 runs at an excellent average of 68.25. Kohli also has 4 centuries and three half-centuries in his name in this tournament. Rishabh Pant and Ishant Sharma are also included in Delhi’s squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26.
Delhi squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy: Rishabh Pant (captain), Virat Kohli, Arpit Rana, Ayush Badoni (vice-captain), Ayush Doseja, Divij Mehra, Harsh Tyagi, Hrithik Shaukeen, Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Nitish Rana, Priyansh Arya, Prince Yadav, Rohan Rana, Sarthak Ranjan, Simarjeet Singh, Tejashwi Dahiya (wicketkeeper), Vaibhav Kandpal, Yash Dhull Anuj Rawat (stand-by)
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