Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh showered praise on senior stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after both notched up centuries for their respective state teams in Round 1 of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 on Wednesday, December 24. Turning out for Mumbai, Rohit blasted 155 off 94 deliveries, laced with 18 fours and nine sixes, and was named Player of the Match as his side chased down 237 against Sikkim with an eight-wicket win.
At the same time, Kohli struck a commanding 131 off 101 balls, hitting 14 boundaries and three sixes to steer Delhi to a four-wicket victory over Andhra Pradesh in a chase of 299. In a YouTube video shared on December 25, Harbhajan highlighted how the involvement of seasoned players greatly benefits younger cricketers.
He also said that centuries from Rohit and Kohli send a strong message, stressing that domestic cricket is not net practice, before adding:
“It’s good to see, really good to see, that big players are also turning up for tournaments like these. When you go and play alongside domestic players, obviously it boosts their confidence as well. Kohli going into Delhi’s dressing room is obviously a big, big learning experience for all those kids sitting there. It’s a huge lesson for them to see what Kohli does.”
“Similarly, Rohit Sharma has gone into Mumbai’s dressing room. Although Mumbai has always been a very big team and has won a lot, I still feel that Kohli playing and Rohit playing is, in itself, a very big thing,” he added.
“Rohit, Kohli’s VHT Hundreds Build Strong Habits”- Harbhajan
Harbhajan Singh praised Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, saying their centuries in the Vijay Hazare Trophy are significant achievements, not just practice, and help build good batting habits. Harbhajan further continued:
“And both of them are scoring runs, which is a good sign. It doesn’t matter who you are playing against, but what matters are the conditions on the ground. This isn’t net practice. Scoring a hundred here is a big deal in itself. It becomes a habit, a good habit.”
“When you know how to score runs, when you know how to make hundreds, that’s a good habit to have. It doesn’t matter whether you are playing domestic cricket, international cricket, or even fewer matches, because that same thing is what you carry forward. And for them today, this is a really big thing.”
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