Punjab Announces 18 member Squad For Vijay Hazare Trophy: Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 will start from December 24, for which Punjab has announced an 18-member team. Star players like Shubhman Gill, Abhishek Sharma and Arshdeep Singh have been included in this team. At present the name of the captain has not been announced. India will play a series of ODI and T20 matches against New Zealand from January 11, 2026. In such a situation, it is not decided what will be the availability of Gill, Abhishek and Arshdeep.

Shubman Gill out of 2026 T20 World Cup

Shubman Gill has not been included in the Indian team for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and the T20 series against New Zealand. However, Abhishek and Arshdeep are part of this T20 team. Apart from these three players, Punjab have selected a strong group of power-hitters and all-rounders including Prabhsimran Singh, Naman Dheer, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sanvir Singh and Harpreet Brar. Gurnoor Brar and Krish Bhagat will lead the fast bowling attack.

Against Punjab in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26

Punjab had to face defeat in the quarter-finals of the last season. This team will play all its league matches in Jaipur and the Punjab team will face Maharashtra on December 24, 2025, after which it will face Chhattisgarh in the next match on December 26. On December 29, Punjab will face Uttarakhand, while on December 31, this team will face Himachal Pradesh. Next year, on January 3, 2026, Punjab will face Sikkim, while on January 6, this team will face Goa. He will face the Mumbai team on January 8. Punjab team will play all its 7 league matches in Jaipur. Punjab had to face defeat in the quarter finals last season. Arshdeep was their highest wicket-taker in the 2024-25 season.

Punjab team for Vijay Hazare Trophy:

Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Harnoor Pannu, Anmolpreet Singh, Uday Saharan, Naman Dhir, Salil Arora (wicketkeeper), Sanveer Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Jashanpreet Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Harpreet Brar, Raghu Sharma, Krish Bhagat, Gaurav Chaudhary, Sukhdeep Bajwa.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-2026 edition is going to start from 24th December. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant will be in action on the first day. A total of 19 matches will be played on the first day. The squads of all the teams have arrived, know which big players will be seen playing in this tournament.

There will be a first group stage in Vijay Hazare Trophy. Delhi is in Group D, Mumbai is in Group C. There are 8 teams each in Group A, B, C and D. There are 6 teams in the plate group. A total of 38 teams are included in the tournament, between which 135 matches will be played. Talking about the format, first there will be round robin and then knockout stage. Its final will be played on 18 January.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will play 2 matches

Virat Kohli will be seen playing in Vijay Hazare Trophy after 15 years, he last played in this tournament in 2010. Rohit Sharma is playing in this tournament after 7 years. Virat Kohli has started practicing, while Rohit Sharma has reached Jaipur. Mumbai’s matches will be held in Jaipur. According to the report, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will play only the first 2 matches for their respective teams. Both will be part of the ODI series against New Zealand, which will start from January 11.

Will Shubman Gill play?

Indian Test and ODI team captain Shubman Gill has been kept out of the T20 World Cup 2026, due to his form. Meanwhile, he has been included in Punjab’s squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. If his team goes to the next round, he will also not be able to play, because the ODI series against New Zealand is starting from January 11.

These star players including Rishabh Pant, Prasidh Krishna will also play

Abhishek Sharma (Punjab), Arshdeep Singh (Punjab), S Bharat (Andhra), Nitish Kumar Reddy (Andhra), Jitesh Sharma (Baroda), Hardik Pandya (Baroda), Krunal Pandya (Baroda), Akash Deep (Bengal), Mohammed Shami (Bengal), Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Bihar), Sarfaraz Khan (Mumbai), Shardul Thakur (Mumbai), Rahul Chahar (Rajasthan), Khalil Big players like Ahmed (Rajasthan) etc. will also play in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26.