Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma returned to domestic cricket in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Virat Kohli got 131 in Delhi’s chase, and Rohit Sharma led Mumbai to a win with a 94-ball 155. Kohli’s century helped Delhi beat Andhra Pradesh, and Rohit’s century helped Mumbai beat Sikkim. Delhi defeated Andhra Pradesh by four wickets, and Mumbai defeated Sikkim by eight wickets.
December 24 became a special day for Indian cricket fans. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were once again seen playing domestic cricket. Both legends took the field for their respective teams in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 and displayed their batting prowess. Virat Kohli scored a century for Delhi against Andhra Pradesh, while Rohit Sharma scored a stormy century in Mumbai’s jersey against Sikkim.
Virat Kohli’s Century Helped Delhi Defeat Andhra Pradesh
The match between Delhi and Andhra Pradesh is being played at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. Delhi won the toss and elected to bowl first. Virat Kohli is part of the Delhi team, while Rishabh Pant is captaining the team. The match was originally scheduled to be held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, but the venue was changed at the last minute. Kohli’s presence in domestic cricket is inspiring young players. Andhra Pradesh scored 298 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 50 overs.
In response, Delhi achieved the target in 37.4 overs for the loss of six wickets. King Kohli, returning to the Vijay Hazare Trophy after 15 years, scored a century in 84 balls. He was dismissed for 131 runs off 101 balls, hitting 14 fours and three sixes. His strike rate was 129.70. Kohli last played in the 2009/10 season. Priyansh Arya also scored 74 runs off 44 balls, hitting seven fours and five sixes. Nitish Rana scored 77 runs off 55 balls, hitting nine fours and two sixes. Captain Rishabh Pant failed to score, scoring only five runs.
Delhi (Playing XI): Arpit Rana, Priyansh Arya, Virat Kohli, Nitish Rana, Rishabh Pant (wk & c), Ayush Badoni, Simarjeet Singh, Harsh Tyagi, Ishant Sharma, Prince Yadav, Navdeep Saini.
Rohit Sharma’s Blistering Century Helped Mumbai Defeat Sikkim
The match between Mumbai and Sikkim is being played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. In this match, Sikkim won the toss and decided to bat first. Rohit Sharma is part of the Mumbai team, while Shardul Thakur is captaining the team. Rohit is playing domestic cricket after a long time, and fans are expecting a big innings from him. Sikkim scored 236 runs for seven wickets in 50 overs.
In reply, Mumbai achieved the target for the loss of two wickets in 30.3 overs. Rohit Sharma batted aggressively. He scored a century in 62 balls, with the help of eight fours and eight sixes. He was out after scoring 155 runs in 94 balls, with the help of 18 fours and nine sixes. Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored 38 runs. Meanwhile, Mushir Khan scored 27 runs, and Sarfaraz Khan remained unbeaten on eight runs.
Mumbai (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sarfaraz Khan, Siddhesh Lad, Mushir Khan, Hardik Tamore (wk), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur (c), Tushar Deshpande, D’Souza.
Why did Virat and Rohit Return to Domestic Cricket?
The BCCI has made it mandatory for centrally contracted players to play at least two domestic matches this season. Under this rule, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are returning to domestic cricket. These two players, usually limited to international cricket, are now seen playing alongside youngsters on the domestic stage, a rare and special opportunity for fans.
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Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli, who has scored the most runs in List A cricket?
Rohit Sharma has played 351 matches in List A cricket, scoring 13913 runs in 339 innings at an average of 47.32. Virat Kohli has scored 16130 runs in 330 innings of 343 matches at an average of 57.60. In terms of scoring the most runs in List A cricket, Virat is 2217 runs ahead of Rohit.
Virat Kohli equals Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli achieved another major milestone upon his return to domestic cricket. He became the second Indian batsman, after Sachin Tendulkar, to reach 16,000 runs in List A cricket. Kohli achieved this feat in 343 matches. With this, he became the ninth batsman in the world to reach 16,000 runs in List A cricket. Notably, Virat Kohli has the highest batting average among all players in this club, reflecting his consistency and long-term impressive performance in the 50-over format.