The Indian team wants to say goodbye to the UK tour with good memories, so now the last hope is left from the ODI series. The 3-match ODI series between India and England will be played from July 14-July 19. Virat Kohli will also be seen playing in this ODI series. Meanwhile, former cricketer Sanjay Bangar has told the secret of Virat Kohli’s rigorous practice.

Sanjay Bangar, who has been the batting coach of the Indian cricket team, told how extraordinary efforts Virat Kohli has made to prepare for the England series. Let us tell you that Virat has not been seen in Team India’s jersey after January this year. Due to injury, he could not play in the ODI series with Afghanistan.

Why do you practice with Sanjay Bangar?

Sanjay Bangar says that before almost every big series, Virat Kohli contacts him and schedules a batting session. Former cricketer Bangar says that Virat tries to remove even the smallest shortcomings in his batting by practicing continuously for 2-3 hours. They practice until they get satisfaction.

Virat Kohli is very extraordinary…

During a conversation on The Great Indian Cricket Show, Sanjay Bangar said, “When you go to England, two things matter most. First is how you play the swing and second is how much late ball you can play. Since the 2014 tour was not good for Virat, he had done extraordinary practice before the 2017-18 tour.”

at 6 am…

Bangar told that he and Virat Kohli used to reach the Mumbai ground by 6 or 6:30 in the morning, so that they could practice in England-like conditions with the help of dew. He said that if more time had passed, they would have poured more water on the pitch, due to which the ball would have started moving.

According to the former batting coach, Virat Kohli used to practice a lot and his hard work paid off. During the 2017-18 England tour, Virat scored 593 runs in 5 Test matches at an excellent average of 59.30 and also scored 2 centuries. He was the batsman who scored the most runs in the test series. Even in the ODI series, Virat scored runs at an average of 63.67.

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IPL 2026 will end on 31 May. After that Team India will be busy in its international projects. The first challenge before the Indian team will be from Afghanistan. Test and ODI series will be played between the two teams in the month of June, for which BCCI has also announced the squad.

Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have also come into discussion. Both have retired from T20 and Test, so the eyes of the fans will be looking for the dates when Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be seen in Team India’s jersey for the first time after IPL 2026?

When will Rohit and Virat play?

India and Afghanistan will first face each other in a Test match, which will be played in New Chandigarh from June 6-10. Since Rohit and Virat have retired from the Test format, they will not play in the Test match.

The three-match ODI series will start from June 14. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be seen playing in this series. This means that Rohit and Virat will be seen playing their first match for Team India 2 weeks after the conclusion of IPL 2026. ROKO pair can be seen playing in ODI matches against Afghanistan on 14th June, 17th June and 20th June.

On one side there is Virat Kohli, whose ODI form is very tremendous. He has scored 542 runs in the last 6 ODI matches and in these 6 matches he has scored three centuries and one half-century. On the other hand, the New Zealand series was not good for Rohit Sharma, but before that he had played two half-centuries against South Africa.

Will Virat play the 2027 World Cup?

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India Cricket Schedule 2026-27: Team India’s home series schedule for the next one year has been revealed. Within the next 12 months, teams from Australia, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will tour India. During this period, Team India will play a total of 22 matches in 17 different cities. BCCI has released this schedule for September 2026-February 2027. But before that, Team India also has to play an ODI series with Afghanistan at home.

When the schedule comes, Indian fans will also be interested to know how often their favorite players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be seen playing in the next one year. Here, note down all the dates when Virat and Rohit will be seen playing.

When will Virat and Rohit play?

Since Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma now play only ODI matches, hence after IPL 2026, Virat and Rohit can be seen playing in the series against Afghanistan for the first time on Indian pitches. India-Afghanistan series will run from 14-20 June. After that the West Indies team will come on India tour, where it has to play a series of 3 ODI matches with Team India.

After that the Sri Lankan team will come to India, it also has to play a series of 3 ODI matches against Team India. There will be a series of 3 ODI matches between Zimbabwe and India in the beginning of the year 2027.

• 14 June – India vs Afghanistan – 1st ODI – Dharamshala
• 17 June – India vs Afghanistan – 2nd ODI – Lucknow
• 20 June – India vs Afghanistan – 3rd ODI – Chennai
• 27 September – India vs West Indies – 1st ODI – Trivandrum
• 30 September – India vs West Indies – 2nd ODI – Guwahati
• 3 October – India vs West Indies – 3rd ODI – New Chandigarh
• 13 December – India vs Sri Lanka – 1st ODI – Delhi
• 16 December – India vs Sri Lanka – 2nd ODI – Bengaluru
• 19 December – India vs Sri Lanka – 3rd ODI – Ahmedabad
• 3 January – India vs Zimbabwe – 1st ODI – Kolkata
• 6 January – India vs Zimbabwe – 2nd ODI – Hyderabad
• 9 January – India vs Zimbabwe – 3rd ODI – Mumbai

This means that the Indian team is going to play only 12 ODI matches in the next 12 months on its home grounds. If Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma play in all these matches, then they will also be able to play a maximum of 12 matches within the next one year.

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Fans will now have to wait a long time to see Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on the cricket field. This will be the first time that Rohit will not play in the T20 World Cup, which will start from February 7 next month. Rohit and Kohli have retired from T20 and Test, both play only in ODI format for India. Know when and with whom is India’s next ODI?

Virat Kohli has returned to England after the end of the ODI series against New Zealand. Of course, Team India also lost the series after losing in Indore, but Kohli’s century innings completely entertained. Rohit Sharma’s bat remained quiet in this series, he could not play any big innings. Even in all three innings combined, his score did not cross 100. However, due to the presence of both, there was excitement among the audience also.

Now when will Rohit and Kohli be seen on the field?

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not only play in India’s next ODI series, but even before that, fans will be able to see both of them on the field. We are talking about the Indian Premier League, in which both the legends will play. Rohit Sharma plays for Mumbai Indians, whom he has made champion five times under his captaincy. Right now Hardik is the captain of Mumbai. Virat Kohli plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore, the team which won its first IPL title in the last edition.

When is India’s next ODI series?

The schedule of the next ODI series of the Indian cricket team has been released and it is to be held in July. India will play a 3-match ODI series on the England tour, but before that, India will play a home ODI series against Afghanistan in June. However, the schedule of the ODI series against Afghanistan has not been released yet. So Kohli and Rohit will be seen playing in international matches in June.

2 years and retirement from 2 formats of cricket. Here we are talking about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who took retirement from T20 in 2024 and Test cricket in 2025. Virat and Rohit now play only 50-over format. The Indian team has staked its claim to play the 2027 World Cup by performing strongly in the recent ODI matches as well as in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Now the whole world has entered the new year i.e. 2026. Know here when the fans of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be able to see them playing in 2026.

Rohit-Virat will play only 18 days in 2026

In the year 2026, the Indian team has to play only 18 ODI matches. Therefore, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be seen playing for the Indian team only 18 days out of 365 days in the year 2026. This year, Team India has to play ODI series against New Zealand, Afghanistan, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka. In 2026, India will play two ODI series with New Zealand and three matches will be played in each series.

India vs New Zealand (11, 14 and 18 January)

India vs Afghanistan – June 2026

India vs England (14, 16 and 19 July)

India vs West Indies – September-October

India vs New Zealand – November 2026

India vs Sri Lanka – December 2026

India-New Zealand series will start from January 11

In the year 2026, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma can be seen playing in the series against New Zealand for the first time. According to media reports, India-New Zealand ODI series matches will be played on January 11, January 14 and January 18. According to media reports, BCCI can announce the Indian squad on January 3.

Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are in excellent form at the moment. On one hand, Virat Kohli is coming back after scoring a century in South Africa and then in Vijay Hazare Trophy also. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma has scored 2 half-centuries in the ODI series against South Africa and a century for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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There is good news for the fans of Virat Kohli, because he can play one more match in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. Virat played the first 2 matches for Delhi in the tournament, in which he scored a total of 208 runs, scoring one century and one fifty. There is news that Virat can play the sixth round match in Vijay Hazare Trophy, in which Delhi will face Railways.

According to Cricbuzz, Virat Kohli can be seen playing again in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on January 6, in which the Delhi team will face Railways. Yashasvi Jaiswal can also play 2 matches for Mumbai in Vijay Hazare Trophy. Rohit Sharma had played the first 2 matches of the tournament for this team. Let us tell you that the ODI series between India and New Zealand is going to start from January 11. After that T20 series will also be played.

Virat Kohli wreaked havoc with the bat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. In the match against Andhra, he played a century inning of 131 runs in 101 balls. This was his 58th century in List-A cricket. During this innings, he also completed 16,000 runs in his List-A career. He became the fastest batsman to complete 16 thousand runs in List-A cricket. He achieved this record in 330 innings. After that he scored 77 runs against Gujarat.

Kohli can now play in the match against Railways. This is the same team against which Virat played his last first-class match. Talking about Yashasvi Jaiswal, in the presence of Shubman Gill, the chances of him getting a chance in the playing eleven of the ODI team are very less. But he can play 3 matches for Mumbai in Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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Virat Kohli Next Match: Fans enjoyed the batting of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in Vijay Hazare Trophy. On 24 December, both of them played century innings in their respective first matches. In the second match, Virat scored 77 runs, but Rohit became the victim of a golden duck. Now the question is whether Rohit and Virat will be seen playing again in Vijay Hazare Trophy because this tournament is going to run till 18th January.

Virat ready for another match!

According to another report of Dainik Jagran, Virat Kohli was also going to play only 2 matches in Vijay Hazare Trophy like Rohit Sharma. But now he can be seen playing in the match against Railways on 6th January. According to the report, currently Virat has left Bengaluru, but the hope of his return remains intact.

It is being told that Virat Kohli’s clothes and belongings are still with the Delhi team. Whether Virat Kohli will play for Delhi team on January 6 or not will depend on the training camp of the Indian team. Because India vs New Zealand 3 match ODI series is starting from 11th January. Virat has so far scored 208 runs in two matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26.

What is the update on Rohit Sharma?

According to Indian Express, Rohit Sharma will not be seen again in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. He has left for home after the match against Uttarakhand. Rohit had played an inning of 155 runs in the match against Assam, but could not even open the account against Uttarakhand. According to the report, Rohit has returned home and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) may announce his replacement soon. Let us tell you that Mumbai’s next match is to be against Chhattisgarh on 29th December.

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Many teams including Delhi, Mumbai and Punjab and Haryana registered victory in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on 26 December. On one hand, Virat played an important role in giving Delhi a close 7-run victory over Gujarat by playing a half-century inning of 77 runs. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma flopped in his second match and was out without opening the account. However, Mumbai defeated Uttarakhand by 51 runs. Now the question is when will Rohit and Virat play their next match?

According to media reports, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were going to play only two matches each for their respective teams in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. This means that now both the senior batsmen of the Indian team will not be seen playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy again.

When is ROKO’s next match?

Vijay Hazare Trophy will conclude on January 18, but before that the India vs New Zealand ODI series will start. The New Zealand team is soon going to tour India, where 3 ODI and five T20 matches will be played between the two teams.

India vs New Zealand ODI series will start from January 11, so Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will now return to the cricket field on January 11 only. Both players have retired from T20, so ROKO will not play in the T20 series against New Zealand.

Strong performance in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli played two matches each in Vijay Hazare Trophy. Virat had played an innings of 131 runs for Delhi in the first match, while he scored 77 runs in the second match. He scored 208 runs in 2 matches. On the other hand, playing for Mumbai, Rohit Sharma had scored 155 runs in the first match of the tournament, but in the second match he was out without opening the account.

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Virat Kohli was seen in his excellent form in the ODI series against South Africa, he fell short of the target otherwise Virat could have scored a century in Visakhapatnam also. He played an unbeaten inning of 65 runs in the third ODI, which helped India win by 9 wickets. He also went to Simhachalam temple on Saturday and took blessings of Lord Vishnu.

Many videos of Virat Kohli’s Simhachalam temple are going viral on social media. He is seen wearing a white T-shirt and holding a garland in his hands. In another video, he is seen praying as per the tradition of the temple.

Today morning Virat Kohli visited Simhachalam Appanna Swamy Temple in Vishakapatnam. pic.twitter.com/8BKohErOrv

— Karthick (@Karthik18728343) December 7, 2025

Virat Kohli reached Simhachalam temple

Virat Kohli on Saturday reached the Simhachalam temple located in the Simhachalam hills, which is situated at an altitude of 300 meters. This temple is dedicated to the “Varaha Narasimha” form of Lord Vishnu. Let us tell you that the word ‘Sinhachal’ means mountain of lion. This mountain is considered to be the abode of Lord Narasimha, the fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Virat Kohli visited Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam, before the match pic.twitter.com/sJmdkeEErL

— (@wrognxvirat) December 7, 2025

Virat Kohli won POTS award

Virat Kohli’s brilliance was seen in all three matches of the ODI series against South Africa. He scored a historic century in the first ODI, scoring 135 runs. After Ranchi, he also scored a century in Raipur, he scored 102 runs. However, Team India lost the second match, after which the third match became a series decider.

In the third ODI, Virat Kohli scored unbeaten 65 runs, that too in explosive style. Kohli played 45 balls and hit 3 sixes and 6 fours in this innings. If there were runs left, Virat could have reached his century also. Virat scored a total of 302 runs in 3 matches, he received the Player of the Series award.

Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma Next ODI Series: The Indian team has gone on Australia tour to play ODI and T20 series. India has played two out of three ODI matches against Australia and Team India has faced defeat in both these matches. Whereas India’s star players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been seen playing for the team after about seven months. Virat and Rohit have retired from Test and T20 International cricket and these players are now playing only ODI cricket. After the Australia tour, Team India has to play the next ODI series against South Africa.

Team India’s next ODI series

There is still one more match left in the ODI series on India’s Australia tour. The third ODI between India and Australia will be played on Saturday, October 25. After this, Team India also has to play a five-match T20 series against Australia, which will be played between 29 October and 8 November. After the end of this series, South Africa’s tour of India will start. In this, 2 Test, 3 ODI and 5 T20 matches will be played between India and South Africa.

Virat-Rohit’s next series

The ODI series between India and South Africa will start from November 30. After the first ODI will be played on 30th November, the second match will be played on 3rd December and the third ODI will be played on 6th December. Team India has not been announced yet for the ODI series against South Africa. But Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli can be seen playing in this series. The reason for this is also that this is India’s home series.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli can be seen in the ODI series against South Africa after Australia. In the first ODI against Australia, only 8 runs came from Rohit Sharma’s bat, but in the second ODI the hitman played a brilliant inning of 73 runs. Even after this, Team India lost the second match also. At the same time, in the two matches played so far in this series, runs have not been seen from the bat of Virat Kohli. Virat has been out for zero in both the matches.

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