Star India batsman Virat Kohli is ready to play for Delhi within the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy, the home 50-over competitors, the Delhi and District Cricket Affiliation (DDCA) confirmed on Tuesday, December 2.
The transfer from Kohli has come amid BCCI making it necessary for contracted cricketers to characteristic in home cricket. Having stop T20Is final yr and Checks this yr, the 37-year-old Kohli presently performs just one format in worldwide cricket.
Virat, who scored a century within the first ODI of India’s ongoing three-match collection in opposition to South Africa in Ranchi on November 30, is now set to signify Delhi within the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, which begins on December 24 in Ahmedabad.
“He will certainly play just a few video games, however unsure about the whole match. It’s going to rely on his India matches too,” DDCA secretary Ashok Sharma informed ESPNcricinfo.
Delhi has been positioned in Group D alongside Andhra, Railways, Haryana, Gujarat, Saurashtra, Companies and Odisha for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy.
They are going to play 5 league matches in Alur, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, and the opposite two on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Kohli’s residence floor for his IPL staff, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
When Did Virat Kohli Final Play In Vijay Hazare Trophy?
Virat Kohli’s final look in 50-over cricket for Delhi got here in September 2013, within the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy which had India Blue and India Crimson as the opposite two groups. Then again, the final time Kohli performed the Vijay Hazare Trophy was within the 2009–10 season. He captained Delhi in each tournaments.
Total, Kohli has performed 13 matches for Delhi within the competitors between 2008 and 2010, scoring 819 runs at a median of 68.25 and a strike fee of 106.08. His file contains 4 centuries and three fifties, with a highest rating of 124.
Kohli’s availability shall be a giant increase for Delhi within the Vijay Hazare Trophy because the staff can now plan their marketing campaign with one among India’s most skilled gamers within the squad.
His presence strengthens a staff that has been seeking to rebuild its white-ball construction and enhance consistency in home tournaments. His inclusion gives each stability within the batting order and management expertise for a younger group.