Rohit Sharma : According to reports, Rohit Sharma will play for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches before to the ODI series against New Zealand
Rohit Sharma: The renowned Indian batsman Rohit Sharma will represent Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26, which is set to take place from December 24 to January 18. Rohit recently scored 146 runs on the strength of two half-centuries in India’s 2-1 victory over South Africa in the three-match ODI series.
In an intriguing development, the seasoned opener will play a few games for Mumbai before to participating in the ODI series against New Zealand. Rohit’s comeback to domestic cricket for the main one-day competition is definite. Beginning on January 11, India will host New Zealand for a promising white-ball assignment that includes a three-match ODI series.
The dates of the India vs. New Zealand matches are set for January 11, 14, and 18, respectively, at Vadodara, Rajkot, and Indore. Rohit, who scored 75 runs for India in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) against South Africa in Visakhapatnam, has not yet formally confirmed his availability for the matches in Jaipur to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), according to a report by RevSportz. Despite this, the former captain of India is still very much in the association’s plans.
The article cited an MCA source who said, “The squad will be picked on a match-to-match basis, and we expect Rohit to play a few games, although we haven’t received any confirmation from him yet.”
However, there is still time. Next week, after the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the team is probably going to be selected. It will depend on his availability since there are ODIs against New Zealand the following month as well,” the insider said.
After a 15-year break, Virat Kohli is ready to compete in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. On Thursday, the former Indian captain and Rishabh Pant were added to Delhi’s roster. Virat, who scored 302 runs at an average of 151 after two hundreds and a fifty in the ODI series against South Africa, will be coming into domestic cricket fresh off an outstanding performance.
At Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Delhi will play Andhra and Gujarat in their first two Elite Group D games.
After retiring from the Test and T20I formats, Rohit and Virat are still just ODI players. The seasoned pair will play domestic cricket to have adequate playing time as they aim to qualify for the ODI World Cup in 2027.