The Border-Gavaskar Trophy was a sad state of affairs for the Indian Cricket Team, as the side lost the series by a margin of 3-1. The BCCI made it crystal clear that international cricketers need to play domestic cricket, and they can’t ignore it. Almost all the star players played in the Ranji Trophy in the last round, but Virat Kohli missed it due to a neck strain.
Now, the former Indian captain is back to play Ranji Trophy for Delhi against Railways starting from January 30. The star batter last played Ranji Trophy in 2012, and hence it will be close to 13 years before he makes a comeback in domestic cricket.
Whichever match Kohli is part of brings viewers and TRP. Hence, there is a big discussion on where the particular match will be telecast. Moreover, Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) has also has rolled out 10,000 extra seats for the fans to witness India’s most popular cricket in action.
Ranji Trophy’s official broadcast channel Sports 18 will telecast the match live, and the Jio Cinema app and website will also telecast the match live for free.
Virat Kohli hopes to come back to form with the bat
Kohli has been suffering with the bat in the longest format of the game for the last five years. He has managed to score just three centuries in this period in Test cricket. In the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the former Indian captain scored a century in the second innings of the first Test match in Perth but failed in all the other innings.
He faced constant issues outside the off-stump and nicked deliveries that were in that region. Kohli was seen practicing hard with Sanjay Bangara ahead of the upcoming Ranji Trophy game to iron out the chinks in his armoury. He focused on his backfoot game during the training session,. Bangar was the batting coach of the Indian team when KOhli enjoyed his peak period with the bat from 2014-2019.
