Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: India’s most prestigious domestic List-A cricket tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 is starting from 24th December. The biggest feature of this season is that Team India’s superstars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be seen in action in domestic cricket after a long time. Rohit will be a part of Mumbai team, while Virat will take the field for Delhi. Apart from these, many international players like Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill will also represent their states. The elite and plate group matches in the tournament will be played at neutral venues, and the grand finale will be held on January 18, 2026.

All matches start at 9 am, toss at 8:30

All the league matches of the tournament will start at 9 am Indian time, while the toss will take place at 8:30 am. On the opening day i.e. 24th December, Delhi team will face Andhra Pradesh at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. On the same day, Mumbai will start their campaign against Sikkim at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. A total of 119 exciting matches will be played, which will bring a festival of cricket for the fans.

Where to watch live streaming and TV broadcasts?

This time, live telecast of selected important matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy will be available on various channels of Star Sports Network. At the same time, for online viewers, live streaming of these selected matches will be done on JioHotstar app and website. Note that not all matches will be covered, only high-profile matches will be shown. Fans can enjoy the action without interruption by taking a subscription!

After Syed Mushtaq Ali, now the glory of ODI: Ishan Kishan again in captaincy

In the recently concluded T20 domestic tournament Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Jharkhand won the title for the first time under the leadership of Ishan Kishan. Ishaan batted brilliantly and scored 517 runs in 10 innings, which included two centuries and two half-centuries. His unbeaten inning of 101 runs against Haryana in the final was memorable. Now Ishan will captain Jharkhand in the Vijay Hazare Trophy also and the fans hope that he will do wonders here too.

This tournament will not only give an opportunity to domestic talent to shine, but the enthusiasm of cricket fans has doubled with the return of big stars. Get ready for the explosive performance of Rohit and Virat.