Virat Kohli's Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 schedule: Here's all you need to know

Virat Kohli (Source: X and AFP)

India's modern-day batting great, Virat Kohli is set to make his comeback in the List-A cricket for his home state Delhi. The batting maestro's appearance in the 50-over tournament was confirmed a few days back by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) in an official press release. 

Delhi will kick start their journey in the tournament with the campaign opener against Andhra Pradesh on December 24, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In a recent line of developments, the matches of Delhi has been shifted from Alur to M Chinnaswamy Stadium by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). 

That said, here's a look at the entire schedule of the matches Virat Kohli will play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. 

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Virat Kohli set to make List-A comeback after 12 year years

The modern master appeared for last time in any List-A game in Indian domestic circuit 12 years back, representing Delhi against India Blue in an NKP Salve Challenger Trophy at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. Now, he is all set to represent his home domestic side Delhi in a domestic List-A tournament after a long period of time. 

Here's a look at Delhi's schedule involving Kohli's appearance in VHT 2025-26 

With the game against Services on January 3, Virat Kohli's five-match stint for Delhi in Vijay Hazare Trophy is likely to end as he will be playing for India in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand at home. The ODIs against New Zealand will start on January 11, with the series opener at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. 

Where to Watch Virat Kohli in action in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26

The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 will be streamed live on JioHotstar for OTT viewers in India, alongside. All matches of Delhi featuring Virat Kohli start at 9:00 AM (Indian Standard Time). 

Another milestone on cards for Delhi legend

Speaking of Virat Kohli's numbers in his List-A career, he has scored 15,999 runs in 329 innings of the 342 games he has played, hitting 57 centuries and 84 half-centuries. He is just a run away from reaching the milestone of 16,000 List-A runs in his career. The 37-year-old will be eyeing this milestone by getting off the mark in Delhi's campaign opener against Andhra Pradesh. 

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