The BCCI has made it mandatory for all current national team players to turn up in at least two one-day matches of the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy starting December 24.
It is understood that with a gap of three weeks between the last T20I against South Africa in Ahmedabad December 19 and the first ODI against New Zealand January 11, 2026, the Board wants all its senior players to play domestic cricket.
The diktat has been communicated to the players by the Ajit Agarkar-led national selection committee.
