Suspense on playing Ranji Trophy match, will Virat Kohli not come on the field because of this?

New Delhi: The second phase of Ranji Trophy matches is going to start from January 23. After losing the Border Gavaskar series to Australia, Team India players have received strict instructions from BCCI that whoever is available will play domestic cricket. All the players have started their respective preparations. Virat Kohli's name has also been included in the probable Delhi team, although Kohli has not contacted Delhi Cricket Association regarding playing in Ranji. Now a big update is coming out regarding Virat Kohli.

Why won't Virat play?

According to media reports, “Virat Kohli has sprained his neck and for this he has also taken an injection. A source in DDCA said this. At present there is no update yet on Virat Kohli joining the Delhi team. It is possible that he may also join the team in the match against Saurashtra in Rajkot. If he does not play the match, he will at least remain with the team. DDCA source said that Virat Kohli's name can remain in the Delhi team but the option of fitness will be added to him. Meaning if Virat remains fit then he can play.

🚨 UPDATE ON VIRAT KOHLI 🚨 (Sahil Malhotra/TOI).

– Virat Kohli had a neck sprain.
– He took injections.
– DDCA likely to name him in Delhi Squad.
– He’s likely to train with Delhi Ranji team on 21 & 22nd January.
– He’s likely to train at Rajkot. pic.twitter.com/LKcD6lOemE

— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) January 17, 2025

Rishabh Pant will captain

It is not clear whether Virat Kohli will play in the next Ranji match of Delhi or not, but it has been decided that Rishabh Pant is going to play in this match. There is news that Rishabh Pant will also captain Delhi in this match. Rishabh Pant played his last Ranji match in 2018. Let us tell you that after the big defeat in the Test series against Australia-New Zealand, BCCI has made many strict rules for the players of Team India, one of which is to give priority to domestic cricket. According to the new rule, all the players of Team India will have to play domestic cricket. If this does not happen then action can be taken against them.

Virat's performance on Australia tour

Virat Kohli's performance in the Border Gavaskar Trophy played with Australia was not anything special. Virat definitely scored a century in the second innings of the Perth Test, but after that he proved to be a flop in all four consecutive matches. While batting in 5 matches of this series, Kohli had scored 190 runs. Also read…