Delhi won the toss and chose to bowl first against Railways, confirming that Virat Kohli will participate in a Ranji Trophy match after a 12-year absence.
At the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday, Delhi won the toss and chose to bowl first against Railways in their Elite Group D encounter of the current season, confirming that Virat Kohli will participate in a Ranji Trophy match after a 12-year absence. at November 2012, Kohli played his final Ranji Trophy match for Delhi at Ghaziabad against Uttar Pradesh. However, Kohli played for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy, according to the BCCI’s rule that Indian players should play local cricket whenever feasible. His comeback coincides with Delhi’s mathematically remote chances of qualifying for the Ranji Trophy knockout stages, as they now sit in sixth position with 14 points. To advance to the knockout stages, they could need to defeat fourth-ranked Railways, but that might not be enough.
Fans have been waiting outside the stadium since three in the morning to enter because of the excitement around watching Kohli play in the Ranji Trophy, stadium security officials informed IANS. Gate Number 18 was opened after Gates 16 and 17 were opened, according to DDCA sources who spoke to IANS, while a resounding throng outside the arena chanted for Kohli and RCB.
However, after usual captain Pratham Singh was sidelined by injury, Railways would be led by Suraj Ahuja.
Pranav Rajvanshi replaces Rishabh Pant, pacer Money Grewal replaces left-arm spinner Harsh Tyagi, and Kohli replaces Jonty Sidhu for Delhi.
Playing XIs
Delhi:Sanat Sangwan, Arpit Rana, Yash Dhull, Virat Kohli, Ayush Badoni (c), Pranav Rajvanshi (wk), Sumit Mathur, Shivam Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Money Grewal, and Siddhant Sharma.
Railways: Anchit Yadav, Vivek Singh, Mohammad Saif, Suraj Ahuja (c), Upendra Yadav (wk), Bhargav Merai, Karn Sharma, Ayan Chaudhary, Himanshu Sangwan, Kunal Yadav, and Rahul Sharma
