​Rohit Sharma is set to return to domestic cricket this winter, with the India star having informed Mumbai that he will turn out in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in December.The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has already been given the message, although the number of games he will play is still to be decided.MAKE YOUR BET WITH DAFABET AND GET UP TO 200% WELCOME BONUSAccording to TheIndian Express, Rohit will link up with the squad only after India’s home ODI series against Sri Lanka, which runs from December 13 to 19. The three matches will be held in Delhi, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, and the first of them takes place a day before the domestic tournament begins.A source in the MCA explained that the player has asked to be considered available once the Sri Lanka series is over, and that he will pass on the exact number of matches at a later date.Add The Sporting News as a preferred news sourceWill Rohit Sharma play Vijay Hazare Trophy 2026-27?Yes, according to the information that has reached the MCA, though only for part of the competition. The batter has said he will represent Mumbai, and he will come in after the home series against Sri Lanka rather than at the start.“He has informed us that he will be playing for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and to consider him available after India’s three-ODI series against Sri Lanka at home,” an MCA source told the Indian Express.“How many matches he will be available for, he will inform us later.”Rohit is likely to play four matches squeezed within eight days. The Zimbabwe ODI series begins on January 3, so his last game could be against Haryana on December 29. Vijay Hazare Trophy 2026/27 scheduleThe tournament will be held from December 14, 2026 to January 8, 2027. The league stage runs from December 14 to 29, and the knockouts follow from January 2 to 8. DateGroup/StageMatch14 December 2026Elite, Group ABaroda vs Vidarbha14 December 2026Elite, Group ARailways vs Uttarakhand14 December 2026Elite, Group ATamil Nadu vs Bihar14 December 2026Elite, Group AMadhya Pradesh vs Andhra14 December 2026Elite, Group BHaryana vs Hyderabad14 December 2026Elite, Group BJammu & Kashmir vs Gujarat14 December 2026Elite, Group BSaurashtra vs Jharkhand14 December 2026Elite, Group BServices vs Mumbai14 December 2026Elite, Group CMaharashtra vs Chhattisgarh14 December 2026Elite, Group CPunjab vs Himachal Pradesh14 December 2026Elite, Group CChandigarh vs Rajasthan14 December 2026Elite, Group CGoa vs Delhi14 December 2026Elite, Group DAssam vs Kerala14 December 2026Elite, Group DKarnataka vs Tripura14 December 2026Elite, Group DPuducherry vs Odisha14 December 2026Elite, Group DUttar Pradesh vs Bengal14 December 2026Plate GroupSikkim vs Mizoram14 December 2026Plate GroupMeghalaya vs Nagaland14 December 2026Plate GroupArunachal Pradesh vs Manipur16 December 2026Elite, Group ARailways vs Andhra16 December 2026Elite, Group AUttarakhand vs Tamil Nadu16 December 2026Elite, Group AMadhya Pradesh vs Vidarbha16 December 2