Virat Kohli to miss Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26? Latest updates
Will Virat Kohli play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26? Here’s the latest update on his availability, schedule, and possible return to domestic cricket.
Virat Kohli celebrating a wicket during the Vijay Hazare Trophy (Image Credit: BCCI Domestic)
Last Updated: 04.51 PM, Jan 05, 2026
Virat Kohli, one of the best cricketers in world, is loved by one and all. His cricketing skills, cover drives, the fresh aggression on the field, and the way he carries himself off the field is inspiring. After retiring from Tests and T20Is, Kohli is focused on playing the One Day Internationals (ODI) for the country. Thus, the fans wait for the ODI series to happen.
This time, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made it compulsory for all players to take part in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025, including Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. After years, the players entered the stadiums in the domestic set-up and owned it like never before. Kohli slammed a magnificent 121 runs in the first game, followed by a 77-run innings in the second.
Despite giving his available dates for the tournament and deciding to play three games, instead of two, Kohli follows Rohit Sharma's path and opts out of the game against Railways. As per a report by ANI, Kohli will not be playing in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 match on January 6.
Virat Kohli to join India team for New Zealand series
The India vs New Zealand ODI series is all set to start from January 11, in Vadodara. The Indian team will meet up before the first match to start the practice sessions for the series. Virat Kohli was supposed to play a match against Railways in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 and then join the team.
But now, reports suggest that Kohli will not be playing the domestic game. The fans are excited to watch the 3-match series since the 37-year-old is in great form and will be looking to slam some more centuries and half-centuries in the series.
India ODI squad
Shubman Gill (capt), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer (vice-capt)*, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh and Yashasvi Jaiswal (*subject to fitness clearance).
Where to watch IND vs NZ matches?
Cricket fans in India can watch the India vs New Zealand matches from January 11 online on JioHotstar, via OTTplay Premium.