Virat Kohli returns to the Ranji Trophy after 13 years, set to play against Railways

The cricket player from India, Virat Kohli, is going to play Ranji Trophy again after a long time. Kohli won't play in the next game where Delhi plays against Saurashtra. But, he will play in the game after that, when Delhi plays against Railways on January 30, The news from ABP.

After a 13-year hiatus, Virat Kohli is set to make his comeback to the Ranji Trophy. His last appearance in domestic cricket was in 2012. Initially, there were reports suggesting that Kohli, who was included in Delhi's provisional squad, would miss the match against Saurashtra due to a neck pain.

VIRAT KOHLI WILL BE PLAYING RANJI TROPHY AFTER 13 YEARS ON JANUARY 30th. [Sumit Ghosh from ABP] pic.twitter.com/MoghHyu9rC

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Virat Kohli's Ranji Trophy stats:

Why is Virat Kohli participating in the 2025 Ranji Trophy?

Virat Kohli is struggling with his batting. He has been facing difficulties in his recent games with outside offstump balls. When they played for the Border Gavaskar Trophy, he didn't play well because he getting out to deliveries outside the off stump, and he's been in a difficult way like that before. Gautam Gambhir, the coach of the Indian team, said that the players, including Virat, should play more cricket in India to understand better.

Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, and Mohammed Siraj are all getting ready to play in the next games of the Ranji Trophy. They truly paid attention to the advice they received. They want to play extremely well again and play their best.

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