India’s two premier batters, Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli have found their names in the probable squad of Delhi for the Ranji Trophy season 2024-25. The fans are excited after learning that the two stars of Indian cricket are likely to be in action in the most important red-ball domestic tournament in Indian Cricket.
The two players are, currently, part of the Indian squad for the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. India won the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai, which was Pant’s first red-ball game in international cricket after the car accident in December 2022.
Pant did not take much time to get going as he scored a century in the second innings of the game. Kohli, however, failed to get going in both the innings, although he was given out wrongly in the second innings. The replays displayed that Kohli had a big inside edge before the ball went on to hit his pads. However, he did not take the DRS.
India will next play a three-match Test series at home against New Zealand, followed by a five-match Test series in Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The two players do need good match practice to perform really well in the Test series.
Virat Kohli finds a place in Delhi’s probable squad for the first time since 2018
As per a release by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), the list of 84 probables includes Kohli, Pant, and Navdeep Saini. Saini had a fantastic performance in the Duleep Trophy. However, the veteran Ishant Sharma did not find a place in the probable squad.
Kohli found his place in the probable squad of Delhi for the first time since 2018. Kohli featured in the Ranji Trophy for the last time in 2012-13 season, when he faced off against Uttar Pradesh while playing for Delhi. Fans will really be excited to see the star veteran return in the Ranji Trophy.
In his first-class cricket career, he has played 145 matches and has scored 11,097 runs at an average of 50.21. He has represented India in 113 Tests so far, accumulating 8848 runs at an average of 49.15.
