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Kohli, Rohit Mark Vijay Hazare Return With Centuries as Opening Day Rewrites Records

A BCCI participation mandate made the opener a showcase of ODI readiness, with teenagers rewriting domestic records.

Overview

  • Virat Kohli struck 131 on his first Vijay Hazare appearance since 2010 and became the fastest to 16,000 List A runs (330 innings) as Delhi beat Andhra in Bengaluru.
  • Rohit Sharma smashed 155 not out off 94 balls with a 62-ball hundred to power Mumbai past Sikkim in 30.3 overs before a huge Jaipur crowd.
  • Bihar piled up 574/6 against Arunachal Pradesh, reported as a men’s List A record total, led by 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s 190 that included a 36-ball century.
  • Sakibul Gani hit a 32-ball hundred for Bihar and Ishan Kishan produced an ultra-quick ton for Jharkhand, but Karnataka completed a 413 chase for the second-highest successful pursuit in List A history.
  • Logistics and access framed the spectacle, with Kohli’s game moved and played behind closed doors while reports counted 22 centuries across 16 matches nationwide.