Virat Kohli has been one of the greatest cricketers that India have given to the world. He is arguably the best all-format batter in modern-day cricket. But it’s been a while since the former Indian captain has featured in domestic Indian cricket. But it looks like fans might see him playing in the next edition of the Ranji Trophy for Delhi.
According to the latest release by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), they have added Virat Kohli, along with star keeper Rishabh Pant and pacer Navdeep Saini, to the probable list of players for the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2024-25 edition. Senior Indian pacer Ishant Sharma is one big name to be left out. Ishant played the last edition of the tournament.
Virat Kohli to Lead Delhi in Ranji Trophy Clash Against Saurashtra
Virat Kohli is part of Delhi’s probable squad for their second-round Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra. Fans are excited as Kohli could play his first Ranji Trophy match in 12 years. Rishabh Pant is also returning to the competition after seven years.
Delhi playing XI for Ranji Trophy match vs Saurashtra (Predicted)
Virat Kohli (Captain), Aayush Badoni (Vice-Captain), Yash Dhull, Himmat Singh, Rishabh Pant (WK), Anuj Rawat, Mayank Gusain, Sumit Mathur, Money Grewal, Simarjeet Singh, Siddhant Sharma
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant included in Delhi’s probable list
The DDCA released the probable list of 84 players, with Virat Kohli being the biggest name. It indicates a possible return for the champion batter in the Ranji Trophy after a long wait. The tournament is set to commence on October 11, as Delhi, which is part of Elite Group, will lock horns with Chandigarh in their opening game of the season.
On the other hand, the first test of the three-match test series between India and New Zealand is scheduled to start on October 16. That makes it impossible for both Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant to play for Delhi in the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2024-25, but one thing is sure: their inclusion in the probable list has created buzz among the fans.
The DDCA’s release quoted, “A fitness test for the selected players will take place on September 26, 2024. Players currently on international duty are exempt from this fitness test.” Virat lastly played in the Ranji Trophy in the 2012-13 season, while this has been the first time since 2018 that he has been named in the probable list for Delhi. However, he can feature in a few games once the New Zealand series is over, as India will travel to South Africa for the T20I series after that.
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Ranji Trophy 2023/24: Delhi’s Probable List
Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Harshit Rana, Himmat Singh, Samarth Seth, Jonty Sidhu, Siddhant Sharma, Tishant Dabla, Navdeep Saini, Harsh Tyagi, Lakshay Thareja (wk), Sumit Mathur, Mayank Yadav, Shivank Vashisth, Salil Malhotra, Kshitiz Sharma, Vaibhav Kandpal, Siddhant Bansal, Ayush Badoni, Gagan Vats, Rahul S Dagar, Hrithik Shokeen, Pranshu Vijayan, Anirudh Chowdhary, Mayank Rawat, Anuj Rawat (wk), Simarjeet Singh, Shivam Kumar Tripathi, Lalit Yadav, Prince Choudhary, Shivam Kishore Kumar, Shivam Gupta (wk), Vaibhav Sharma, Jitesh Singh, Rohit Yadav, Sumit Kumar, Anmol Sharma, Keshav Daba, Sanat Sangwan, Shubham Sharma (wk), Aryan Chaudhary, Aryan Rana, Nikhil Sangwan, Bhagwan Singh, Pranav Rajvanshi (wk), Saurav Dagar, Money Grewal, Kunwar Bidhuri, Puneet Chahal, Priyansh Arya, Yash Dhull, Prince Yadav, Kuldip Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Arpit Rana, Divij Mehra, Sujal Singh, Hardik Sharma, Himanshu Chauhan, Ayush Doseja, Ankit Rajesh Kumar, Ankur Kaushik, Krish Yadav, Rajesh Sharma, Tejasvi Dahiya (wk), Rounak Waghela, Manpreet Singh, Dhruv Kaushik, Akhil Chaudhary, Digvesh Rathi, Rahul Gahlot, Aryan Sehrawat, Shivam Sharma, Siddharth Sharma, Parv Singla, Yogesh Singh, Deepesh Baliyan, Sagar Tanwar, Rishab Rana, Sarthak Ranjan, Ajay Guliya, Vansh Bedi, Yash Sehrawat, Vikas Solanki,
