Ever since Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli blessed the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) with their presence, the premier domestic 50-over tournament has garnered all the headlines. The BCCI has made it mandatory for all available players to participate in the domestic campaign and add star power. With just two group stage matches remaining, teams fight for the top two spots, and they will be having all the star power once again.
While Virat Kohli was supposed to play the fixture on January 6, he has decided to skip the preparations ahead of the India vs New Zealand ODI series. His inclusion would’ve certainly elevated the craze among fans but still there are enough names to make fans gain interest in the tournament. Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill return to the fore for Mumbai and Punjab, respectively. Iyer will be making his much-awaited comeback after he got injured in Australia. Gill, meanwhile, will play his first game after getting dropped from India’s T20I squad. Sanju Samson continues for Kerala and so do other Indian superstars, including KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan.
Star Indian players for Vijay Hazare Trophy (Jan 6)
| State | Players |
|---|---|
| Karnataka | KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair, Prasidh Krishna |
| Tamil Nadu | Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy |
| Jharkhand | Ishan Kishan |
| Kerala | Sanju Samson |
| Baroda | Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Jitesh Sharma |
| Uttar Pradesh | Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav |
| Hyderabad | Mohammed Siraj, Tilak Varma |
| Bengal | Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep |
| Maharashtra | Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prithvi Shaw |
| Mumbai | Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan |
| Punjab | Shubman Gill, Arshdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh |
| Delhi | Rishabh Pant, Harshit Rana, Ishant Sharma, Nitish Rana |
| Andhra | Nitish Kumar Reddy |
| Gujarat | Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi |
Vijay Hazare Trophy Matches – January 6, 2026 (Round 6)
| Group | Venue | Teams | Time (LOCAL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jaipur, Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground | Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai | 9:00 AM |
| C | Jaipur, KL Saini Ground | Goa vs Punjab | 9:00 AM |
| C | Jaipur, Anantam Ground | Chhattisgarh vs Maharashtra | 9:00 AM |
| D | Alur, KSCA Cricket Ground | Saurashtra vs Services | 9:00 AM |
| D | Alur, KSCA Cricket (2) Ground | Delhi vs Railways | 9:00 AM |
| D | Alur, KSCA Cricket (3) Ground | Andhra vs Haryana | 9:00 AM |
| D | Bengaluru, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | Gujarat vs Odisha | 9:00 AM |
| C | Jaipur, Dr Soni Stadium | Sikkim vs Uttarakhand | 9:00 AM |
| B | Rajkot, Sanosara Cricket Ground B | Assam vs Chandigarh | 9:00 AM |
| A | Ahmedabad, Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground | Tamil Nadu vs Tripura | 9:00 AM |
| A | Ahmedabad, Gujarat College Ground | Karnataka vs Rajasthan | 9:00 AM |
| A | Ahmedabad, ADSA Railways Cricket Ground | Jharkhand vs Madhya Pradesh | 9:00 AM |
| A | Ahmedabad, Narendra Modi Stadium | Kerala vs Puducherry | 9:00 AM |
| B | Rajkot, Sanosara Cricket Ground A | Baroda vs Jammu and Kashmir | 9:00 AM |
| B | Rajkot, Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri | Bengal vs Hyderabad | 9:00 AM |
| B | Rajkot, Niranjan Shah Stadium C | Uttar Pradesh vs Vidarbha | 9:00 AM |
However, fans won’t be able to watch either Shreyas Iyer or Shubman Gill in action as the BCCI won’t be live streaming their matches. The two matches that will be available for live streaming would be Bengal vs Hyderabad and Kerela vs Puducherry. That means, you can watch the likes of Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep, Tilak Varma, Mohammed Siraj, and Sanju Samson live from your screens. JioHotstar will live stream these two Vijay Hazare Trophy games.
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