India’s star batter Virat Kohl is most likely to be back in Delhi jersey in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy. The 2025-26 edition is scheduled to start from December 24 to January 18. According to a report by Times of India, Virat will return to London after three-match ODI series against South Africa concludes on December 6.
But Virat will be coming back to India just to represent Delhi in Vijay Hazare Trophy. The publication also highlighted that BCCI is keen for both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to feature in the tournament. Kohli has played 10 Vijay Hazare Trophy matches for Delhi between 2008 and 2010 where he scored 819 runs with an average of 68.25 and a strike rate of 106.08.
“While Rohit is likely to turn up for Mumbai, it is understood that Virat plans to play some Vijay Hazare Trophy games for Delhi in Bengaluru,” the TOI report read.
“Before that, though, Virat is likely to fly back to London after the culmination of the three ODIs vs South Africa but could well link up with the Delhi team in Bengaluru. There hasn’t been any communication with the DDCA in this regard, but India’s No. 3 had more or less sorted his schedule for the rest of the year in Australia itself. There could be an alteration to this plan according to the team’s schedule for the New Zealand ODIs, starting January 11, but Virat could turn up for a few games of VHT, starting December 24,” the report added.
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In his VHT career, the former India captain has notched four centuries and three fifties, with a highest score of 124. Kohli also led Delhi in five VHT matches in 2010, winning three of them.
