Virat Kohli is not playing today for Delhi in the third round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday. The former India captain has been rested for Delhi’s match against Saurashtra at the Karnataka Cricket Association (KSCA) Stadium, Alur.
Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had already fulfilled their planned appearances in the tournament, having featured in only the first two matches for their respective teams. As per the original schedule, neither player was expected to play all league games, and their absence in today’s round is part of pre-decided workload management.
Delhi won the toss and opted to field first against Saurashtra. Kohli’s name does not feature in the Delhi Playing XI for today’s game.
Playing XIs (Scorecard update)
Saurashtra (Playing XI):
Harvik Desai (wk/c), Vishvaraj Jadeja, Jay Gohil, Sammar Gajjar, Prerak Mankad, Chirag Jani, Ruchit Ahir, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Chetan Sakariya, Ankur Panwar, Hiten Kanbi
Delhi (Playing XI):
Priyansh Arya, Arpit Rana, Nitish Rana, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Harsh Tyagi, Ayush Doseja, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Prince Yadav, Simarjeet Singh, Ishant Sharma
What’s next for Virat Kohli?
Virat Kohli had an impressive outing in the two matches he played for Delhi, scoring 131 and 77. According to a Cricbuzz report, Kohli is expected to play one more match for Delhi, likely against Railways on January 6, before joining the Indian team for national duties.
Both Kohli and Rohit Sharma are set to feature in the ODI series against New Zealand starting January 11, and are expected to join the national camp soon.
For now, Virat Kohli is not playing today, and Delhi are taking the field without him in this Vijay Hazare Trophy fixture.
