DDCA President Rohan Jaitley told PTI on Monday that star Indian batsman Virat Kohli will play in Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against the Railways on January 6 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru.
All centrally contracted players were required by the BCCI to participate in at least two Vijay Hazare games, but Kohli wants to play a third game as he prepares for next month’s home series against New Zealand.
“As of now, he is playing. Virat have given his availability for three games,” PTI quoted Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) President Rohan Jaitley as saying.
In the first two games for Delhi, Kohli was playing well, scoring 131 and 77, respectively.
In the process, Kohli surpassed the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who reached the milestone in 391 innings, and became the fastest to score 16,000 List A runs in 330 innings.
The Indian ODI team for the New Zealand series is expected to gather in Vadodara by January 8, although it’s possible that Kohli will arrive a day early and train, according to a BCCI source.
On January 11, the three-match ODI series against the Black Caps is scheduled to get underway at the same venue.
