5 IPL Star Players to Keep an Eye on in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-2025

The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-2025 is ongoing from December 21 to January 18, 2025, and in this season, many IPL stars are participating in it. The Vijay Hazare Trophy is one of the most prestigious domestic cricket tournament in India and many popular Indian players play in this competition.

The Vijay Hazare Trophy has over the years paved way for the new generation of players to come through. Some the popular Indian players have played in this tournament, be it Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah or even the Indian legends of the game.

Vijay Hazare Trophy has also helped the IPL teams to monitor their players’ performance and form before the mega event takes. This year too, we have many IPL 2025 stars who are taking part in the tournament. Let’s take a look 5 of those players.

Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan is currently leading the Jharkhand team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-2025. He is in good form and in his most recent match against Manipur in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he played a brilliant match-winning knock of 134 runs.

Last month, he also got a good price in the IPL Auction when Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bought him for 11.25 crore (INR). He is a player to keep an eye on in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, especially for the SRH fans.

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Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer is the skipper of Mumbai team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. He is in excellent form. This year Iyer achieved many fabulous records as captain and as a player. He achieved many major achievements, like winning the IPL with KKR, winning the Ranji Trophy, the Irani Trophy, and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Last month, he also got the second-highest price in IPL Auction history when Punjab Kings bid 26.75 crore (INR) for the IPL winning skipper. There is a very high chance that he will lead the Punjab Kings in the upcoming IPL 2025. So Shreyas is one of those players who must watch out for in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25.

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Tilak Varma

Tilak is the skipper of the Hyderabad team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. This year he has set some records. He became the first player to score three consecutive hundreds in T20I. He got two back-to-back hundreds against South Africa and one against Meghalaya in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

He was also retained by Mumbai Indians for 8 Cr (INR) for the upcoming IPL 2025 season. He didn’t perform well in the first two matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Unfortunately, he got out on a duck in both matches. But still, he is a player to watch out for in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25.

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Surya Kumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav is one of those big stars who are currently playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-2025. He is part of the Mumbai team and is playing under Shreyas Iyer’s leadership. No doubt he can change the match momentum anytime with his 360° shots.

The Mumbai Indians retained him for 16.35 Cr (INR) for the upcoming IPL 2025 season. From the last few matches, he is not in the form that he is known for. But he is certainly the player to watch out for in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25.

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Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad is a key player and skipper of the Maharashtra team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. His recent performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy has been outstanding. He was retained by Chennai Super Kings for 18 Cr (INR) for the upcoming IPL 2025 season.

In his most recent match against Services, he scored a match-winning knock of 148 runs while his team was chasing a target of 205 runs. Without any doubt, he is a must-watch player in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, especially for the CSK fans.

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