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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Tension in DDCA, Virat Kohli- Rishabh Pant became the reason, announcement of Delhi team stuck?
Sanjeev Kumar | December 19, 2025 3:23 PM CST

When will the team be announced for VHT? (Photo: PTI/X)

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025: Domestic ODI tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy is going to start from 24th December. Except a few teams, everyone has announced their team for this tournament. Delhi is also one of the few teams which has not announced its team yet. This is when the Delhi team has to leave for the tournament on 21st December. The question is why the delay in announcing the team? There is news that there is an atmosphere of tension between two camps in DDCA. Every camp wishes that only their players play with Virat and Pant. This is believed to be the reason for the delay in the announcement of the team.

DDCA had selected 26 potential players

Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant had already informed DDCA about their availability for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. This was mentioned by DDCA only when it released the list of probable players for Vijay Hazare Trophy. In the list of 26 probable players released by Delhi for the tournament, it had also included the names of Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant.

What is the reason for conflict in DDCA?

According to reports, DDCA officials and management are at loggerheads regarding the final announcement of Delhi team for Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025. The officials want their players to join the team to play with Virat and Pant, while the management wants to give place to its own players. This reason for the conflict is believed to be the reason for the delay in the announcement of the team.

What is the schedule of VHT in Delhi?

If we look at Delhi's schedule in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025, it will have to face Andhra Pradesh on 24th December. Have to face Gujarat on 26th December and Saurashtra on 29th December. After this, on December 31, Delhi team will face the challenge of Odisha. On January 3, Delhi will play against Services while on January 6, it will face the Railways team. In the last match on January 8, Delhi will face Haryana.


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