Delhi team announced for Vijay Hazare Trophy, star players of Team India including Virat Kohli included in the team

By Sandy Verma On Dec 22, 2025

Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced Delhi’s team for the first two matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy. Virat Kohli is part of the team, Rishabh Pant has been made the captain and Ayush Badoni is the vice-captain. Let us tell you that Kohli has already informed DDCA about his availability in this season.Was.

Delhi has to play its first match against Andhra on 24 December and the second match against Gujarat on 26 December. But it is not clear for how many matches Kohli and Pant will be available. The Indian team has to play a three-match ODI series against New Zealand from January 11. In such a situation, Anuj Rawat has been selected as the standby wicketkeeper.

Kohli last played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in the 2009–10 season and played his last match in this tournament on 18 February 2010. Kohli has played a total of 14 matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring 819 runs at an average of 68.25 and a strike rate of 106.08, which includes four centuries and three half-centuries.

Ishant Sharma and Navdeep Saini are also part of the Delhi team for the first two matches, both of them were available for selection.

DDCA has said in a press release that after the conclusion of the T-20 series against South Africa, fast bowler Harshit Rana will join the Delhi team.

Delhi team for the first two matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy

Rishabh Pant (captain), Ayush Badoni (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Arpit Rana, Yash Dhull, Sarthak Ranjan, Priyansh Arya, Tejasvi Singh (wicketkeeper), Nitish Rana, Hrithik Shaukeen, Harsh Tyagi, Simarjeet Singh, Prince Yadav, Divij Mehra, Ayush Doseja, Vaibhav Kandpal, Rohan Rana, Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Saini.