HIGHLIGHTS | Virat Kohli Ranji Trophy Return: Delhi all set for Kohli in Railways match
Ranji Trophy: India batter Virat Kohli has linked up with the Delhi team on Jan 28 and practiced ahead of his return to domestic cricket for the first time since 2012. Sports
Virat Kohli Ranji Trophy Return Updates: India star batterVirat Kohli joined Delhi's Ranji Trophysquad on Tuesday (Jan 28) for their upcoming fixture against Railways from January 30 to February 2. Kohli will play the Ranji Trophy for the first time since 2012 when he had played against Uttar Pradesh.
Virat Kohli, during the practice, did nearly 55-minute of batting while facing a mix of bowlers including pacers and spinners.Kohli had earlier opted out of Delhi's last Ranji Trophy match from January 23 to 25 due to a neck injury.
Kohli had said that he is recovering from neck pain for which he took an injection on January 8 - three days after India's tour of Australia had ended while opting out of Delhi's last Ranji Trophy match.
Kohli played his last Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh in 2012. Batting at number 4, he scored 14 runs in the first innings as Delhi were bowled out for 235. In the second innings, Kohli scored 43 runs as Delhi scored 322 runs and set UP a target of 155 runs. UP won the match by six wickets.
Kohli made his debut for Delhi in 2006 against Tamil Nadu before playing his last match in 2012. In six years, the former Indian skipper went on to play 23 matches - scoring 1,574 runs at an average of 50.70.
