Virat Kohli returns; Rishabh Pant to lead Delhi in Vijay Hazare Trophy — Full squad

NEW DELHI: India’s Test vice-captain Rishabh Pant has been named skipper of the Delhi squad for the upcoming National One-Day Championship successful the Vijay Hazare Trophy, starting December 24, with seasoned Virat Kohli besides expected to diagnostic successful a mates of matches.In summation to Pant and Kohli, pacer Harshit Rana and seasoned campaigners Ishant Sharma and

Navdeep Saini

person expressed their willingness to enactment successful the tournament.

The

DDCA

has, however, not included Pant, Kohli, and Rana successful the authoritative 16-member squad, arsenic they volition lone beryllium disposable for constricted matches — apt 2 to 3 — earlier India’s ODI bid against New Zealand, starting January 11, 2026. The nonstop fixtures successful which Kohli and Pant volition play are yet to beryllium confirmed.Ayush Badoni has been named vice-captain and volition presume enactment responsibilities erstwhile Pant leaves for nationalist duty, besides serving arsenic the 2nd wicketkeeper for the ODI team.Regular Squad: Ayush Badoni (vice captain), Arpit Rana, Yash Dhull, Sarthak Ranjan, Priyansh Arya, Tejasvi Singh Dahiya, Nitish Rana, Hrithik Shokeen, Harsh Tyagi, Simarjeet Singh, Prince Yadav, Divij Mehra, Ayush Doseja, Vaibhav Kandpal, Rohan Rana, Anuj Rawat (wk).Additional Players: Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Navdeep Saini, Harshit Rana, Ishant Sharma.