Will Rohit Sharma play Vijay Hazare Trophy? Date, venue, start time for India star's return to domestic cricket

Rohit Sharma is set to return to domestic cricket this winter, with the India star having informed Mumbai that he will turn out in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in December.

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has already been given the message, although the number of games he will play is still to be decided.

According to TheIndian Express, Rohit will link up with the squad only after India’s home ODI series against Sri Lanka, which runs from December 13 to 19. The three matches will be held in Delhi, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, and the first of them takes place a day before the domestic tournament begins.

A source in the MCA explained that the player has asked to be considered available once the Sri Lanka series is over, and that he will pass on the exact number of matches at a later date.

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Will Rohit Sharma play Vijay Hazare Trophy 2026-27?

Yes, according to the information that has reached the MCA, though only for part of the competition. The batter has said he will represent Mumbai, and he will come in after the home series against Sri Lanka rather than at the start.

“He has informed us that he will be playing for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and to consider him available after India’s three-ODI series against Sri Lanka at home,” an MCA source told the Indian Express.

“How many matches he will be available for, he will inform us later.”

Rohit is likely to play four matches squeezed within eight days. The Zimbabwe ODI series begins on January 3, so his last game could be against Haryana on December 29. 

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2026/27 schedule

The tournament will be held from December 14, 2026 to January 8, 2027. The league stage runs from December 14 to 29, and the knockouts follow from January 2 to 8. 

DateGroup/StageMatch14 December 2026Elite, Group ABaroda vs Vidarbha14 December 2026Elite, Group ARailways vs Uttarakhand14 December 2026Elite, Group ATamil Nadu vs Bihar14 December 2026Elite, Group AMadhya Pradesh vs Andhra14 December 2026Elite, Group BHaryana vs Hyderabad14 December 2026Elite, Group BJammu & Kashmir vs Gujarat14 December 2026Elite, Group BSaurashtra vs Jharkhand14 December 2026Elite, Group BServices vs Mumbai14 December 2026Elite, Group CMaharashtra vs Chhattisgarh14 December 2026Elite, Group CPunjab vs Himachal Pradesh14 December 2026Elite, Group CChandigarh vs Rajasthan14 December 2026Elite, Group CGoa vs Delhi14 December 2026Elite, Group DAssam vs Kerala14 December 2026Elite, Group DKarnataka vs Tripura14 December 2026Elite, Group DPuducherry vs Odisha14 December 2026Elite, Group DUttar Pradesh vs Bengal14 December 2026Plate GroupSikkim vs Mizoram14 December 2026Plate GroupMeghalaya vs Nagaland14 December 2026Plate GroupArunachal Pradesh vs Manipur16 December 2026Elite, Group ARailways vs Andhra16 December 2026Elite, Group AUttarakhand vs Tamil Nadu16 December 2026Elite, Group AMadhya Pradesh vs Vidarbha16 December 2026Elite, Group ABaroda vs Bihar16 December 2026Elite, Group BJammu & Kashmir vs Mumbai16 December 2026Elite, Group BGujarat vs Saurashtra16 December 2026Elite, Group BServices vs Hyderabad16 December 2026Elite, Group BHaryana vs Jharkhand16 December 2026Elite, Group CPunjab vs Delhi16 December 2026Elite, Group CHimachal Pradesh vs Chandigarh16 December 2026Elite, Group CGoa vs Chhattisgarh16 December 2026Elite, Group CMaharashtra vs Rajasthan16 December 2026Elite, Group DKarnataka vs Bengal16 December 2026Elite, Group DTripura vs Puducherry16 December 2026Elite, Group DUttar Pradesh vs Kerala16 December 2026Elite, Group DAssam vs Odisha16 December 2026Plate GroupNagaland vs Arunachal Pradesh16 December 2026Plate GroupMeghalaya vs Mizoram16 December 2026Plate GroupSikkim vs Manipur19 December 2026Elite, Group ATamil Nadu vs Madhya Pradesh19 December 2026Elite, Group ARailways vs Baroda19 December 2026Elite, Group AUttarakhand vs Vidarbha19 December 2026Elite, Group AAndhra vs Bihar19 December 2026Elite, Group BSaurashtra vs Services19 December 2026Elite, Group BJammu & Kashmir vs Haryana19 December 2026Elite, Group BGujarat vs Hyderabad19 December 2026Elite, Group BMumbai vs Jharkhand19 December 2026Elite, Group CChandigarh vs Goa19 December 2026Elite, Group CPunjab vs Maharashtra19 December 2026Elite, Group CHimachal Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh19 December 2026Elite, Group CDelhi vs Rajasthan19 December 2026Elite, Group DPuducherry vs Uttar Pradesh19 December 2026Elite, Group DKarnataka vs Assam19 December 2026Elite, Group DTripura vs Kerala19 December 2026Elite, Group DBengal vs Odisha19 December 2026Plate GroupNagaland vs Sikkim19 December 2026Plate GroupMizoram vs Manipur19 December 2026Plate GroupMeghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh21 December 2026Elite, Group ARailways vs Vidarbha21 December 2026Elite, Group AMadhya Pradesh vs Bihar21 December 2026Elite, Group ATamil Nadu vs Andhra21 December 2026Elite, Group AUttarakhand vs Baroda21 December 2026Elite, Group BJammu & Kashmir vs Hyderabad21 December 2026Elite, Group BServices vs Jharkhand21 December 2026Elite, Group BSaurashtra vs Mumbai21 December 2026Elite, Group BGujarat vs Haryana21 December 2026Elite, Group CPunjab vs Chhattisgarh21 December 2026Elite, Group CGoa vs Rajasthan21 December 2026Elite, Group CChandigarh vs Delhi21 December 2026Elite, Group CHimachal Pradesh vs Maharashtra21 December 2026Elite, Group DKarnataka vs Kerala21 December 2026Elite, Group DUttar Pradesh vs Odisha21 December 2026Elite, Group DPuducherry vs Bengal21 December 2026Elite, Group DTripura vs Assam21 December 2026Plate GroupArunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram21 December 2026Plate GroupNagaland vs Manipur21 December 2026Plate GroupMeghalaya vs Sikkim24 December 2026Elite, Group AUttarakhand vs Bihar24 December 2026Elite, Group AAndhra vs Vidarbha24 December 2026Elite, Group AMadhya Pradesh vs Baroda24 December 2026Elite, Group ARailways vs Tamil Nadu24 December 2026Elite, Group BGujarat vs Jharkhand24 December 2026Elite, Group BMumbai vs Hyderabad24 December 2026Elite, Group BServices vs Haryana24 December 2026Elite, Group BJammu & Kashmir vs Saurashtra24 December 2026Elite, Group CHimachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan24 December 2026Elite, Group CDelhi vs Chhattisgarh24 December 2026Elite, Group CGoa vs Maharashtra24 December 2026Elite, Group CPunjab vs Chandigarh24 December 2026Elite, Group DTripura vs Odisha24 December 2026Elite, Group DBengal vs Kerala24 December 2026Elite, Group DUttar Pradesh vs Assam24 December 2026Elite, Group DKarnataka vs Puducherry24 December 2026Plate GroupMeghalaya vs Manipur24 December 2026Plate GroupArunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim24 December 2026Plate GroupNagaland vs Mizoram27 December 2026Elite, Group ATamil Nadu vs Baroda27 December 2026Elite, Group AVidarbha vs Bihar27 December 2026Elite, Group AUttarakhand vs Andhra27 December 2026Elite, Group ARailways vs Madhya Pradesh27 December 2026Elite, Group BSaurashtra vs Haryana27 December 2026Elite, Group BHyderabad vs Jharkhand27 December 2026Elite, Group BGujarat vs Mumbai27 December 2026Elite, Group BJammu & Kashmir vs Services27 December 2026Elite, Group CChandigarh vs Maharashtra27 December 2026Elite, Group CChhattisgarh vs Rajasthan27 December 2026Elite, Group CHimachal Pradesh vs Delhi27 December 2026Elite, Group CPunjab vs Goa27 December 2026Elite, Group DPuducherry vs Assam27 December 2026Elite, Group DKerala vs Odisha27 December 2026Elite, Group DTripura vs Bengal27 December 2026Elite, Group DKarnataka vs Uttar Pradesh27 December 2026Plate FinalTBA vs TBA29 December 2026Elite, Group AUttarakhand vs Madhya Pradesh29 December 2026Elite, Group ABaroda vs Andhra29 December 2026Elite, Group ARailways vs Bihar29 December 2026Elite, Group ATamil Nadu vs Vidarbha29 December 2026Elite, Group BGujarat vs Services29 December 2026Elite, Group BHaryana vs Mumbai29 December 2026Elite, Group BJammu & Kashmir vs Jharkhand29 December 2026Elite, Group BSaurashtra vs Hyderabad29 December 2026Elite, Group CChandigarh vs Chhattisgarh29 December 2026Elite, Group CHimachal Pradesh vs Goa29 December 2026Elite, Group CMaharashtra vs Delhi29 December 2026Elite, Group CPunjab vs Rajasthan29 December 2026Elite, Group DTripura vs Uttar Pradesh29 December 2026Elite, Group DAssam vs Bengal29 December 2026Elite, Group DKarnataka vs Odisha29 December 2026Elite, Group DPuducherry vs Kerala2 January 20281st quarter-finalTBA vs TBA2 January 20282nd quarter-finalTBA vs TBA3 January 20283rd quarter-finalTBA vs TBA3 January 20284th quarter-finalTBA vs TBA5 January 20281st Semi-FinalTBA vs TBA6 January 20282nd Semi-FinalTBA vs TBA8 January 2028FinalTBA vs TBA

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2026/27 venues

The league games will be hosted in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Ranchi and Rajkot, with Visakhapatnam staging the knockouts.

Vijay Hazare Trophy start time for Rohit Sharma matches

An exact start time for Mumbai’s matches has not been released yet. Games in recent editions have usually begun at 9 AM IST, and it is likely that the start time could stay the same. 

What is Rohit Sharma’s Vijay Hazare Trophy record?

Last season, Rohit made himself available for Mumbai and played two games in Jaipur, his first in the tournament since 2018.

He hit 155 off 94 balls against Sikkim in the opener, but was out for a golden duck against Uttarakhand two days later. He had played 18 matches for Mumbai in the competition before that.

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