Sports Desk: Former Indian captain and star batsman Virat Kohli is going to be seen playing in domestic cricket once again. He is going to make a comeback in domestic cricket after almost a decade. This has been confirmed. Virat Kohli is ready to play his first match in Ranji Trophy for the first time since 2012. He has declared himself available for Delhi's next Ranji match against Railways in Delhi from January 30.
Kohli will miss Delhi Capitals' upcoming match against Saurashtra, starting January 23, due to a neck strain, but he has informed the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) that he will be allowed to play in the team's final Ranji Trophy league match. Will be available for. After this they will play a three-match ODI series against England and then go to Dubai for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Virat Kohli will be playing his first Ranji Trophy match after 12 years.
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Delhi head coach Sarandeep Singh told PTI, 'Virat Kohli has told the DDCA president (Rohan Jaitley) and the team management that he is available for the match against Railways. After the series loss in Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made it mandatory for its contracted cricketers to play domestic cricket unless they have fitness problems.
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Indian team captain Rohit Sharma is also going to play in Ranji Trophy after almost 10 years. Rohit Sharma has been included in the Mumbai team, where Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer will be seen with him. Shubman Gill is going to play for Punjab Kings, while Ravindra Jadeja will be seen playing Ranji matches for Saurashtra. In such a situation, India's top cricketers will be seen in domestic cricket in the coming days. It was necessary for Virat and Rohit to make a comeback in domestic cricket because they are not in form in red ball cricket.
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