Virat Kohli to play in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26: Full schedule & venue details for Delhi's matches in domestic tournament

India batting great Virat Kohli is set to represent Delhi in a few games of the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, and this is the first time after more than a decade that the chase-master will feature in India's one-day domestic competition. After leaving India after the three-match ODI series, Kohli returned on Saturday, December 13.

Sports Tak was the first to confirm that Kohli will participate in the 50-over domestic tournament, and the DDCA also confirmed his availability a few days ago. 

Delhi's VHT schedule

Delhi will start their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign against Andhra Pradesh on December 24 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In a recent development, the Karnataka State Cricket Association has shifted Delhi’s games from Alur to the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

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Kohli's last List A outing

Kohli last played a List-A game in the Indian domestic circuit 12 years ago, turning out for Delhi against India Blue in the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

Kohli is now all set to represent his home team, Delhi, in a domestic List-A tournament after a long gap. After the Andhra game, Delhi will face Gujarat on December 26.

Virat Kohli's outing for Delhi in VHT

Virat Kohli will play a series of matches for Delhi in the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy, starting with a clash against Saurashtra on December 29, followed by games against Odisha on December 31 and Services on January 3. All of these matches will take place in Bengaluru.

Kohli’s time with Delhi in the tournament will wrap up with the match against Services on January 3, as he’s set to join India’s squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand, which is scheduled to start from January 11. The first ODI will be played at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.

Where to watch Kohli's VHT games?

For those watching in India, the Vijay Hazare Trophy will be available for live streaming on JioHotstar.

Delhi VHT game timings and Kohli to reach a new milestone

All of Delhi's games with Kohli will start at 9:00 AM IST. Kohli is just one run away from reaching a massive milestone—16,000 runs in List-A cricket. In his career, he has scored 15,999 runs in 329 innings across 342 matches, including 57 centuries and 84 half-centuries. He will be hoping to reach that milestone in Delhi’s first game against Andhra.