Kohli’s 131 In Vijay Hazare Return Signals ‘Full Readiness’ For World Cup, Says Childhood Coach

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:26am on 25 Dec 2025,Thursday Sports

Virat Kohli marked his return to domestic List A cricket with a 131-run knock for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Thursday. Playing at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, he scored 131 off 101 balls as Delhi chased 299 to beat Andhra. The innings took Kohli past 16,000 List A runs, making him the second Indian to reach the mark after Sachin Tendulkar. The hundred came weeks after his back-to-back ODI tons against South Africa. His childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma said Kohli is in strong form and “fully ready” for the World Cup build-up. (PC: X)

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