By Admin 
Virat Kohli, one of the biggest stars of Indian cricket, is going to be seen once again in domestic cricket. Kohli will play for his home team Delhi in the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy. This tournament will run from 24 December to 18 January, in which 32 teams from the country will participate. All the teams have been divided into four groups. All the matches are expected to be closely contested. This time the captaincy of Delhi team will be in the hands of wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, while the team includes many young and experienced players.
Virat Kohli’s great record in Vijay Hazare Trophy
Virat Kohli’s record in Vijay Hazare Trophy has been very impressive. In 2010, Kohli last played for Delhi in this tournament. While playing for Delhi team between 2008 and 2010, Kohli scored 819 runs while batting in 13 matches. During this period, his average was more than 68, which is considered special for any batsman.
Kohli has four centuries and three half-centuries to his name in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The special thing is that in the 2009 season, he had scored 534 runs in just seven matches. Kohli scored four centuries in that season. Not only this, Kohli also made the record of the batsman scoring the most runs in the tournament. Even today, the record of scoring the most runs in a season for Delhi remains in his name.
Kohli is returning in great form
Virat Kohli is in excellent form at present. Recently, he scored two consecutive centuries in the ODI series against South Africa. Whereas in the third match, he returned unbeaten after playing an explosive inning of 65 runs. In such a situation, Delhi team will expect big innings from him in Vijay Hazare Trophy. This tournament is not only a match practice for Kohli but also an opportunity to leave his mark again in domestic cricket.
Expectations related to Delhi team
Delhi team looks balanced this time. Along with Rishabh Pant, experienced players like Virat Kohli are present, while young batsmen like Yash Dhull, Ayush Badoni and Priyansh Arya also strengthen the team. In bowling, Ishant Sharma can give an edge at important moments. It is expected that Virat Kohli will show his class in the initial matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy and will play an important role in taking Delhi to the knockout stage.
Delhi team in the first two matches
Rishabh Pant (captain), Ayush Badoni (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Arpit Rana, Yash Dhull, Sarthak Ranjan, Priyansh Arya, Tejasvi Singh (wicketkeeper), Nitish Rana, Hrithik Shaukeen, Harsh Tyagi, Simarjeet Singh, Prince Yadav, Divij Mehra, Ayush Doseja, Vaibhav Kandpal, Rohan Rana, Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Saini.