Overview
- Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma sat out their teams' third Vijay Hazare Trophy group games on December 29 after pre-planned two-match outings.
- DDCA president Rohan Jaitley said Kohli has made himself available to play Delhi’s January 6 match against Railways at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
- The Mumbai Cricket Association confirmed Rohit has completed his domestic duty for the season and is not expected to feature again in the tournament.
- Reports citing Cricbuzz indicate Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah are set to be rested for the January 11–18 ODI series against New Zealand, with the ODI squad expected around January 4–5 and both players in line for the subsequent T20Is.
- Bihar’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has left the Vijay Hazare Trophy after being named in India’s U19 World Cup squad, joining camp ahead of the youth ODIs in South Africa.