Virat Kohli is poised to make his much-anticipated return to the Ranji Trophy after an absence of almost a decade. The star batter has been included in Delhi’s squad for his or her upcoming match towards Railways.
Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli is about to return to the Ranji Trophy after greater than ten years. The former captain of India has been named in Delhi’s squad for his or her upcoming match towards Railways within the Elite Group D of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season. This match is scheduled on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi from January 30 to February 2.
Although he was supplied the captaincy for Delhi, Kohli selected to play beneath Ayush Badoni’s management. This alternative follows wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant’s determination to flip down the captaincy within the earlier match towards Saurashtra.
Speaking to ANI, the supply revealed, “We asked Virat if he would be willing to take up the captaincy for the game against Railways. However, he refused, saying, ‘Let Ayush Badoni continue. I don’t want to lead.'”
Badoni, who performs for the Lucknow Super Giants within the IPL, will lead Delhi within the Ranji Trophy. However, their final match towards Saurashtra resulted in a disappointing loss beneath his captaincy.
Virat Kohli’s involvement in home cricket took place after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) launched new pointers, which included a mandate for nationwide gamers to take part in home matches when not on worldwide obligation.
Recently, photographs and movies of Virat Kohli coaching with former India and Royal Challengers Bangalore batting coach Sanjay Bangar have been circulating on social media.
The remaining spherical of Ranji Trophy matches is about to wrap up on February 2, simply 4 days earlier than India kicks off their three-match ODI collection towards England in Nagpur. Virat has scored 11,479 runs in 155 First-Class matches, boasting a mean of 48.23 and a strike fee of 55.96.
As Kohli prepares to take the sector for Delhi, Rishabh Pant will miss the upcoming match towards Railways. The expert wicketkeeper-batter, who had a tricky outing within the final sport, has been given a break.
Delhi’s squad: Ayush Badoni (C), Virat Kohli, Pranav Rajvanshi (WK), Sanat Sangwan, Arpit Rana, Mayank Gusain, Shivam Sharma, Sumit Mathur, Vansh Bedi (WK), Money Grewal, Harsh Tyagi, Siddhant Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Yash Dhull, Gagan Vats, Jonty Sidhu, Himmat Singh, Vaibhav Kandpal, Rahul Gehlot, Jitesh Singh.
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