Taking a big decision, Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli has ended his 13-year wait to play in India’s premier domestic first-class tournament Ranji Trophy. The experienced batsman last played the tournament in 2012 and is ready to make a comeback in Ranji Trophy once again.
Delhi coach confirmed
Kohli has confirmed his availability to play in Delhi’s last round group stage match against Railways from January 30 to February 2. Delhi head coach Sarandeep Singh has confirmed this. Kohli was not included in the squad for the last round of group stage matches starting January 23, when Delhi will play Saurashtra in Rajkot.
Delhi will play against Saurashtra in Rajkot
Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja both confirmed that they will play in the match, but Kohli was ruled out as he told the BCCI medical staff that he is still recovering from neck pain, for which he was sent to the sidelines in Sydney. Will have to undergo treatment. Gavaskar had taken the injection on January 8, three days after the end of the trophy.
Many star players will be seen playing
Many other Indian players including Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal will also play in the match starting from January 23. Let us tell you that amid the ongoing criticism of Virat’s absence from domestic cricket since 2012, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) surprisingly included the former Indian captain in the list of probables for Delhi’s last two group stage matches. Did.
How was Virat’s performance?
Let us tell you that Kohli last participated in Ranji Trophy in 2012, when he faced Uttar Pradesh in Ghaziabad. In this match, star players like Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Ishant Sharma and Ashish Nehra performed brilliantly for Delhi, while Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina and Bhuvneshwar Kumar performed brilliantly for Uttar Pradesh. Delhi scored 235 runs in the first innings, in which Virat was out after scoring 14 runs on the ball of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. After this, Virat contributed 43 runs in the second innings.
