Overview
- Delhi’s selection panel finalized a 50-player probables list on December 10 and the DDCA published it on December 11, naming Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant.
- DDCA officials say Kohli has confirmed his availability, marking his first Vijay Hazare appearance for Delhi in roughly 15 years.
- Kohli enters off a Player of the Series ODI performance against South Africa, scoring 302 runs with two centuries and an unbeaten 65.
- Delhi open Elite Group D play on December 24 against Andhra in Bengaluru, with fixtures scheduled at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and the Alur grounds.
- PTI-linked reports indicate Kohli and Pant are expected to be available until India’s ODI series versus New Zealand from January 11–17, while separate reports say Rohit Sharma may play a few games for Mumbai but without his formal confirmation.