Rohit-Virat in Vijay Hazare (Photo: PTI)
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: BCCI’s domestic ODI tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy is going to start from December 24. This time there is more discussion about this tournament because Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are going to play in it after years. Rohit Sharma last played in this tournament 7 years ago. Whereas Virat Kohli will be seen making a comeback in this tournament after 15 years. But, our question is not when did Virat-Rohit last play in Vijay Hazare Trophy but how many runs have they scored in this tournament? What is the record of both of them?
How many runs did Rohit Sharma score in Vijay Hazare Trophy?
First of all let’s see the record of Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma, who is going to play in Vijay Hazare Trophy for the first time after 2018, has played 18 matches in this tournament so far. In 17 innings of those 18 matches, Rohit Sharma has scored 581 runs at an average of 38.7. During this period, he has scored 1 century and 3 half-centuries.
How many runs did Virat Kohli score in Vijay Hazare Trophy?
Similarly, if we look at the performance of Virat Kohli, he has scored 819 runs in 13 matches played in Vijay Hazare Trophy at an average of 68.25 and his strike rate was 106.08. During this period he has scored 4 centuries and 3 half-centuries. Virat was last seen playing in this tournament in 2009-10. That season, he scored 229 runs in 5 innings, in which his average was 45.80 and strike rate was 102.23.
Under whose captaincy will Rohit-Virat play in Vijay Hazare Trophy?
Virat Kohli has been selected in the Delhi team for Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, where he will play under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant. Rohit Sharma has been selected in the Mumbai team, where he will be seen playing under the captaincy of Shardul Thakur. However, neither of Rohit-Virat will play the entire season. Rohit has been selected in the Mumbai team for only 2 matches. There is news about Virat that he too will not play more than 3 matches.
In Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025, Delhi team will start its campaign against Andhra Pradesh. Mumbai will play the first match of the tournament against Sikkim.