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.
