Virat Kohli will play Ranji after 12 years, will focus on finding form before Champions Trophy

Virat Kohli, who is struggling with poor form, will be seen playing domestic cricket before the Champions Trophy and ODI series against England. Kohli will return to Ranji Trophy match after 12 years. Star batsman Virat Kohli is ready to play his first match in Ranji Trophy since 2012. He has made himself available for Delhi's match against Railways to be held here from January 30.

Earlier there was discussion that he will play in the match against Saurashtra starting from January 23, but later the news of his injury came to light. He will not play in Delhi's upcoming match against Saurashtra starting from January 23 due to neck strain. But he has informed the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) that he will be available to play in the team's last Ranji Trophy league match. After this they will play a three-match ODI series against England and then go to Dubai for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Virat will play Ranji match on 30th January

Delhi head coach Sarandeep Singh said, “Virat Kohli has informed DDCA President Rohan Jaitley and the team management that he is available for the match against Railways.” BCCI has released its contracted cricketers after the series loss in Australia. It has been made mandatory to play domestic cricket if there is no fitness related problem.

Virat's bat did not work on Australia tour

Virat's bat remained silent against Australia. He started this tour with a century in the second innings of the Perth Test. However, he could not maintain this rhythm and failed to score runs in the remaining matches. In nine innings of five matches, he scored only 190 runs and his average was also 23.75.

Rohit Sharma will play Ranji after 10 years

Indian team captain Rohit Sharma is also going to enter 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 few days. It had become necessary for Virat and Rohit to return to domestic cricket because they do not have good form in red ball cricket.

BCCI made it mandatory to play in domestic tournaments

After the defeat on the Australia tour, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had made it mandatory for the players to play domestic cricket. The board issued new policies for Team India on Thursday. Because of this, it became mandatory for players to participate in domestic tournaments to remain eligible for selection in the national team and central contracts. The player will be exempted from this only under certain circumstances. The new policy states that participation in domestic tournaments is mandatory for selection in the national team and central contract.