Ravi Ashwin reveals the reason why BCCI didn’t telecast Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma’s VHT games

Ravichandran Ashwin reveals the logistical and scheduling reasons behind BCCI's decision not to telecast Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's VHT 2025 matches.

By Rui 27 Dec 2025 in Cricket

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Former Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin has lauded Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for creating a major impact in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 campaign. Also, he joked that only Elon Musk could make their matches broadcast on X (formerly Twitter).

In the second round of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 campaign, Rohit Sharma suffered a golden duck against Uttarakhand while Virat Kohli scored a 77-run knock against Gujarat.

Notably, Rohit and Kohli made their return to domestic cricket a few days ago. While Rohit scored an amazing 94-ball 155-run unbeaten knock against Sikkim with 18 fours and nine sixes, in the first round, Kohli smacked a 101-ball 131-run knock against Andhra with 14 fours and three sixes.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin has revealed the reason why the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) failed to telecast the matches involving Kohli and Rohit, making their fans understand the technicalities of broadcasting.

"Fans are asking, 'what the hell?' Only Elon Musk can telecast these matches on X. Everyone wants to follow Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, no doubt. They had a great series and will be facing New Zealand next. They both have turned up, and turned up how! One scores 150 and the other 130, both with incredible strike rates. When players like these come and play, the matches become more exciting," Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.

"Everyone wants to see Rohit and Virat in action, sure. But we have to see how early they [the broadcasters] got the information that Rohit and Virat would play. When the international calendar is given, the domestic calendar is given at the same time. Once it is given, the BCCI and broadcasters decide which stadiums are easy to cover from and which matches can be televised in advance. So, the conversation was that Rohit and Virat will play, but when? Making that last-minute switch is difficult," he added.

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