Srinagar: Joining captain Rohit Sharma, star batter Virat Kohli has also decided to play Ranji Trophy , returning to the domestic cricket after 12 years gap.
Rohit Sharma is likely to feature in Mumbai vs J&K Ranji Trophy match from January 23 and now Virat Kohli has also made himself available for Delhi’s last Ranji trophy match on January 30. Earlier Kohli was excluded from Delhi’s squad for the January 23 match against Saurashtra.
Now reports quoting Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) officials on Monday said that Virat Kohli will be available for the upcoming clash against Railways.
“Virat Kohli is available for the Ranji Trophy fixture against Railways on January 30. He had some neck stiffness, so he wasn’t available for the match against Saurashtra. We are really happy that he has decided to represent Delhi after all these years,” Hindustan Times quoted DDCA officials.
Kohli has played 23 Ranji Trophy matches for Delhi, scoring 1574 runs at an average of 50.77. His record includes five centuries, with his standout season coming in 2009-10 when Kohli scored 374 runs in just three matches at a remarkable average of 93.50. In his last Ranji appearance during the 2012-13 season against Uttar Pradesh in Ghaziabad, the 36-year-old scored 57 runs.
Kohli has struggled for consistency in Test cricket, enduring a lean patch despite flashes of brilliance. While he scored a century in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener against Australia in Perth, his overall performance in the five-match series was underwhelming, managing just 190 runs in total.