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Star India batter Rohit Sharma has reportedly confirmed his availability for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. The BCCI asked him and Virat Kohli to play in domestic cricket to prolong their careers in the ODI format. Now, Rohit has confirmed with the Mumbai Cricket Association of his availability and is likely to be seen in action in a few matches of the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Mumbai will begin their Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 campaign with a match against Sikkim at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on December 24. Mumbai are scheduled to play all their league stage matches in Jaipur and Rohit is likely to be a part of all those seven matches. 

Here’s the list of matches that Rohit Sharma will play in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26:

Opponent

Date

Venue

Sikkim

December 24, 2025

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Uttarakhand

December 25, 2025

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Chhattisgarh

December 29, 2025

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Goa

December 31, 2025

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Maharashtra

January 3, 2026

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Himachal Pradesh

January 6, 2026

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Punjab

January 8, 2026

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Rohit Sharma confirms participation in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, no clarity on Virat Kohli

After BCCI’s order to play domestic cricket, Rohit Sharma has confirmed his availability for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy and will be seen playing in the first seven matches in Jaipur. However, there is no confirmation regarding the availability of Virat Kohli but the decision is likely to come soon.

"The board and team management have conveyed to both of them that they will have to play domestic cricket if they want to play for India. As they both have retired from two formats, they have to play domestic cricket to be match-fit,” a BCCI official told The Indian Express.