Fans’ madness increased on the return of Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli’s century, fans go crazy in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: The magic of Virat Kohli, who returned to domestic ODI cricket after 15 years, was so impressive in Bengaluru that despite closed doors, fans enjoyed his batting in a unique way. While playing for Delhi against Andhra Pradesh in the group match of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, Kohli scored a brilliant century, due to which Delhi won the match easily. But more than the match, what became the topic of discussion was the enthusiasm of the fans, who were seen supporting Kohli by climbing trees outside the ground.

The match played at BCCI Center of Excellence Ground-1 was held without spectators and live telecast. Still, the passion of Kohli’s fans was not bound by any rules. Dozens of fans sitting on the branches of trees outside the field kept enjoying every stroke of Kohli. Pictures and videos of these incidents spread rapidly on social media.

Kohli’s innings resulted in victory

Inside the field, Kohli also did not disappoint the fans. Opening for Delhi, he completed his century in just 83 balls and played a total match-winning innings of 131 runs. This was his 58th century in his List A career, which helped him cross the mark of 16,000 List A runs. This impressive and aggressive innings of Kohli helped Delhi to chase Andhra’s score easily.

Preparation for 2027 ODI World Cup

This return of Virat Kohli to domestic cricket is also related to the preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup. By playing at the domestic level after a long time, he proved that his passion and quality of the game is still intact. In the adversity of the match, Andhra Pradesh, batting first, scored 298 runs for the loss of 8 wickets, in response to which Delhi team achieved the target by losing 6 wickets in 37.4 overs on the basis of Kohli’s century.