In his Ranji outing, Kohli will get eliminated by Himanshu Sangwan after scoring 15

Delhi’s Virat Kohli on the second day of a Ranji trophy cricket match between Delhi and Railways, on the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.
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Virat Kohli’s first Ranji Trophy innings in 13 years lasted all of 15 balls, extending his lean run and fuelling the raging debate over his type.

For the 5000-odd crowd that assembled right here to observe Kohli, it was enjoyable whereas it lasted however when he had his off-stump rooted by Railways pacer Himanshu Sangwan within the twenty eighth over of Delhi’s first innings, a majority of them took no time to exit the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

The frequent chants of ‘RCB, RCB’ and ‘Kohli, Kohli’ dried up because the celebrity took the lengthy stroll again to the dressing room, giving the railway worker Sangwan essentially the most prized scalp of his profession.

Forward of first home red-ball look since November 2012, Kohli had educated with former India coach Sanjay Bangar to iron out flaws in his batting that crept up on the tour of Australia.

Extra particularly, it was the ball outdoors the off-stump that haunted the previous India captain on the two-month lengthy tour Down Beneath.

Kohli got here out to bat to a loud reception following the leg earlier than dismissal of Yash Dhull at about 10:30 a.m. native time, which was an hour into day’s play.

It was left-arm pacer Rahul Sharma that first acquired to bowl on the cricketing icon and with a spring in his stride, he bowled a yorker down the leg-side solely to grasp that he overstepped.

Contemplating the batter in entrance, Rahul went for that little additional in his following ball and it turned out to be one other no ball.

Within the subsequent over bowled by medium pacer Kunal Yadav, Kohli tried to say himself and performed and missed twice to a ball pitched on his susceptible zone— vast outdoors the off-stump.

After accumulating two singles, Kohli determined to dominate the opposition— right-arm pacer Sangwan on this specific over.

Standing manner outdoors the crease, Kohli disdainfully dispatched Sangwan in direction of the straight boundary.

It was nonetheless the primary session and the ball was doing a bit however in his try and dominate Sangwan, the very subsequent ball, Kohli went for an expansive drive off a great size supply however missed it utterly to see his off-stump shattered.

The ball seamed again in contributing to Kohli’s downfall.

He had a fast take a look at the floor earlier than trudging again to the pavilion and with him his sea of followers headed in direction of the exit door. The followers will return for Kohli’s second essay which may very well be on day three.

Sangwan’s wild celebration was on anticipated traces. He had simply taken the wicket of his life.