Why Rohit Sharma is Not Playing Today VHT Match?, Chhattisgarh vs Mumbai Live

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Chhattisgarh vs Mumbai Group D match: The Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) is reaching its climax. The third round of the tournament began on Monday, December 29, with Mumbai facing Chhattisgarh at the Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground in Jaipur. However, there's surprising news for Mumbai fans: the team's star opener and Indian captain, Rohit Sharma, is not part of the playing 11 for today's match.

If you're wondering why Rohit is out of action despite being in excellent form, let's delve into the reasons behind this decision.

Chhattisgarh vs Mumbai (CHA vs MUM) Match Info

Detail	Information
Match	Chhattisgarh vs Mumbai (CHA vs MUM)
Series	Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025-26
Date-Time	29th December-2025 (Monday), 09:00 AM IST
Venue	KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
Live Telecast	JioHotstar, Sports18 Network

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Why Rohit Sharma is Not Playing Today's Vijay Hazare Trophy match?

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Rohit Sharma's absence from today's match is not due to injury or poor form, but rather part of the BCCI's strategy to include international players in this domestic tournament.

BCCI's condition fulfilled: The BCCI had instructed all prominent players who play international cricket to participate in at least two matches of this season's Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Rohit has played the first two matches: Rohit Sharma has fulfilled this mandatory requirement by playing the first two matches for Mumbai (against Sikkim and Uttarakhand). Since he has completed his quota, he is now taking a break from further matches.

Let's take a look at the live scorecard of the Chhattisgarh vs Mumbai (CHA vs MUM) Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D match.

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Mumbai opt to bowl

Mumbai Confirmed Playing11: 1- Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 2- Musheer Khan, 3- Sarfaraz Khan, 4- Siddhesh Lad, 5- Hardik Tamore(w), 6- Shams Mulani, 7- Ishan Mulchandani, 8- Shardul Thakur(c), 9- Tanush Kotian, 10- Tushar Deshpande, 11- Onkar Tukaram Tarmale

Chhattisgarh Confirmed Playing11: 1- Anuj Tiwary, 2- Ashutosh Singh, 3- Mayank Verma(w), 4- Sanjeet Desai, 5- Amandeep Khare(c), 6- Ajay Jadav Mandal, 7- Mohit Raut, 8- Harsh Yadav, 9- Aditya Sarwate, 10- Ravi Kiran, 11- Sourabh Majumdar

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