It’s not often that you get to witness Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma at the domestic grind on the same morning for India. As the 2025-26 edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy begins today (December 24), fans are eagerly searching for an option to watch their favourites in action.
The reality of the broadcasting, however, is a little more complicated, despite the presence of India’s biggest stars. Here’s your essential guide to watching the matches of the “Hitman” and the “King.”
Stream on: The Broadcast Paradox
Whereas the BCCI has super-charged the star power of the competition, making participation for centrally contracted players mandatory, the logistical infrastructure hasn’t fully arrived to match it.
Official Broadcaster: Star Sports Network is the official broadcaster of the season 2025-26, and JioHotstar is the digital medium for live streaming.
The Catch: As there are 19 matches going on at the same time across India today, the BCCI is providing full broadcast coverage only for games played in “Tier-1” venues with high-end camera setups.
Matches Yet to Begin: Only matches at the Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) and Niranjan Shah Stadium (Rajkot) will be broadcast.
Key development: Rohit Sharma’s match in Jaipur and Virat Kohli’s match in Bengaluru will not feature in the live broadcast list for the opening round, unfortunately.
How to Follow Kohli and Rohit Today
(Be warned: You won’t be able to get your baby-yoda fix on your TV or phone screens live, but here are some alternative ways to stay in the know.)
The Official BCCI App & Website
The BCCI. tv website and the official BCCI app will give you ball-by-ball text commentary that is accurate. You can also view live strike rates, wagon wheels and fall of wickets.
For Rohit Sharma: Live Updates of the Maharashtra vs Sikkim (Elite Group C).
Virat Kohli: Follow the Delhi vs Andhra scorecard (Elite Group D).
Live Blogs
Some of the biggest sports news websites in India including NDTV Sports, Hindustan Times and India Today are maintaining separate live blogs for each at the moment; all tracking every run scored by Kohli and Rohit today. These frequently contain “eye-witness” reports from journalists on the ground.
Social Media Snippets
There is no official streaming as such, but the BCCI usually uploads snippets of wickets and big hits by marquee players on its social media platforms (X/ Twitter and Instagram).
Can I stream the later rounds?
There’s hope on the horizon. With the tournament advancing to Knockout Stage from January 12, 2026, the broadcast feed will provide wider coverage. All the Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and the Final will be televised on Star Sports and JioHotstar.
Conclusion & Suggestion
For sure, it would have been disheartening for fans that no Kohli vs Andhra or Rohit vs Sikkim game is being streamed – not when they are among the rare rung of India internationals to still grace domestic competitions. But the best thing to do would probably be to have the BCCI live scoreboard open in a tab next to a well-trusted live blog, and then feel their innings for “vibes”.
