Kohli to Play Jan 6 Vijay Hazare Game for Delhi; DDCA Confirms Availability

• Virat Kohli will play Delhi's Vijay Hazare Trophy game against Railways on January 6 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru.
• DDCA President Rohan Jaitley confirmed Kohli's availability for three games, exceeding BCCI's two-game diktat for centrally-contracted players.
• Kohli is using these matches to prepare for the upcoming home series against New Zealand.
• He showed strong form in previous games (131 and 77 runs) and became the fastest to 16,000 List A runs, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar.
• Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah will be rested from the New Zealand ODIs for workload management ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Why It Matters: Virat Kohli confirms participation in Vijay Hazare Trophy, gearing up for New Zealand series.