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Indian cricket fans do not need to wait much longer to see Virat Kohli playing on the field once again. Had a brilliant performance and scored runs in the ODI series against South Africa. But after this, the next ODI series of the Indian team is to be held directly against New Zealand in January 2026 and in that itself Virat will again be seen in the jersey of Team India. But before that, the fans have got a chance to see Virat in domestic cricket because Kohli has been selected in the Delhi team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT), where he will be seen playing under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant.
Kohli returns after 15 years, Pant gets captaincy
BCCI had several times in the recent past ordered all the players of Team India to play in domestic cricket. especially Virat Kohli And senior players like Rohit Sharma were asked to play some Vijay Hazare Trophy matches because both are now active in only one format. In such a situation, Kohli had also given his consent to play in Vijay Hazare Trophy after almost 15 years and now his return has been confirmed.
Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced its squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Friday 19 December. In this, DDCA also announced that Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have made themselves available to play in the tournament and hence they will be selected for the tournament. Along with this, Rishabh Pant has also been appointed the captain of the team for the tournament. That means, in this tournament, Kohli can be seen playing under the captaincy of Pant. Apart from these two, Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Saini and Harshit Rana will also be available for the tournament.
On which day will Kohli take the field?
However, which matches Virat and Pant will play has not been revealed yet. DDCA announced a squad of 16 members for the first two matches, in which none of them were selected. Ayush Badoni has been made the vice-captain of the team. In such a situation, only Badoni can take command of the team in the first two matches. However, if Kohli and Pant arrive then they may still get a place in the squad. If reports are to be believed, Kohli will play at least 2 matches in this tournament. The tournament is starting from 24th December and Delhi will play its matches in Bengaluru.