Fans of India’s ODI mainstays Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were treated to a mixed bag at the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Friday. Virat spearheaded Delhi’s attack against Gujarat in Bengaluru with a quick 77, while Rohit suffered a startling golden duck against Uttarakhand.
Mumbai was left reeling at 4/1 after Rohit, who had made an incredible comeback to VHT earlier this week with a 94-ball 155 against Sikkim, was dismissed by Devendra Singh Bora in the first over.
A few days prior, the “Hitman” had stunned onlookers by hitting nine sixes and eighteen fours, but this time the law of averages caught up with him.
Virat Kohli made sure Delhi didn’t falter in the meantime. Kohli anchored the innings with 77 off just 61 balls, including 13 fours and a six, at a strike rate of 126 after Gujarat reduced Delhi to an early loss with Priyansh Arya leaving cheaply.
He and his partners kept Delhi firmly in control of the innings.
The two legends’ disparate outcomes reflect their current ODI performance. Rohit has amassed 495 runs in seven innings with two hundreds and three fifties, while Kohli has been nearly unstoppable since his two consecutive ducks in Australia, scoring 584 runs in six innings with three hundreds and fifties each.
Both finished as India’s top run scorers in ODIs in 2025, with Rohit scoring 650 at 50.00 and Kohli scoring 651 at 65.10, demonstrating their continued dominance.
