Rohit Sharma yet to confirm availability for Vijay Hazare Trophy, states MCA official

Former India captain Rohit Sharma has not yet informed the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) about his participation in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy. The tournament is scheduled to take place across Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Jaipur, and Bengaluru from December 25 to January 18, with the knockout phase to be held at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

A senior official from the MCA confirmed that the association has not received any official communication from Rohit regarding his availability. “There has been no communication as far as



I am aware,” the official said as quoted by PTI. In the meantime, the BCCI officials have confirmed that participating in domestic tournaments is key for the national set-up.

Rohit, who recently stepped away from Test and T20I cricket to focus on the 50-over format, has been in fine touch. In India’s recent ODI series against Australia, he played two significant knocks, including a fluent 73 in the second match and an unbeaten 121 in the final game, earning him the ‘Player of the Series’ award despite India losing the series 1-2.