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Virat Kohli has been able to score only 25 runs in a test this year.
Virat Kohli will play Ranji Trophy match after 13 years. Virat has confirmed to play in the match between Delhi and Railways on 30 January.
Delhi coach Sarandeep Singh said that Virat has told Delhi Cricket Association President Rohan Jaitley and the team management that he will be available for the match against Railways. However, he will not play in the match against Saurashtra on 23 January.
Two matches of Delhi, Virat will not play the first match, this is the reason Virat Kohli has informed the BCCI medical team that he has neck pain. He is taking injections. Once fit, he will be available from the second match.
Last match played in 2012 Virat played his last Ranji Trophy match in 2012 against Uttar Pradesh in Ghaziabad. Recently, DDCA also included Virat’s name in the 22-member preliminary team. Along with Virat, Rishabh Pant was also included in the team and Pant will join the team on Tuesday to play the match against Saurashtra.
Rohit-Jadeja are also playing Ranji with their respective teams After the Champions Trophy squad was announced on Saturday, India captain Rohit Sharma had confirmed his availability for Mumbai’s match against Jammu and Kashmir on home ground. Other Indian stars including Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja will also be seen in action for their respective teams in the next round of Ranji Trophy.
Understand in 3 points why Virat agreed to play Ranji Trophy
- Bad batting against New Zealand and Australia: Virat Kohli has flopped against Australia and New Zealand. He scored 190 runs at an average of 23.75 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Whereas in the 3 Test series against New Zealand, he could score only 93 runs at an average of 15.50. In both these series, Virat is repeatedly getting caught out on balls outside the off stump. Many veteran batsmen have advised him to play Ranji Trophy.
- Head coach Gautam Gambhir said – Senior players should play Ranji. After losing BGT, Indian team’s head coach Gautam Gambhir had said that the senior players of the Indian team will have to play Ranji and other domestic matches from time to time to improve their batting skills.
- Playing domestic became mandatory in the review meeting. Last week, BCCI reviewed the performance of the Indian team at the BCCI head quarter in Mumbai. During this, the team’s performance in the home series against New Zealand and the tour of Australia was reviewed. During the meeting, the board members laid emphasis on senior players playing domestic cricket. Also it was made mandatory for players to play Ranji.
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