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Virat Kohli came out to bat at No. 4 for Delhi in his first Ranji Trophy match after 12 years but was only able to score six runs from 15 balls.
Virat Kohli clean bowled by Himanshu Sangwan for 6 runs from 15 balls. (Picture Credit: Screengrab)
In his first Ranji Trophy match for Delhi after more than 12 years, Virat Kohli came out to bat at No. 4 for Delhi on the second of the Elite Group D match currently underway at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, but he failed to do much with the bat and was sent back to the pavilion by 29-year-old Najafgarh-born Himanshu Sangwan.
Kohli was clean bowled by the right-arm medium pacer on the fourth ball of the 28th over of Delhi’s first innings on Friday (January 31). Before returning back to the pavilion, which is named after him, Kohli scored one boundary.
Thousands of fans came to watch the Delhi-Railways match at Feroz Shah Kotla, but after Kohli’s wicket, they were seen leaving the stadium in disappointment.
Kohli was the third Delhi batter to get out in the first innings. He had come to bat after former India U19 World Cup-winning captain Yash Dhull was out lbw by Rahul Sharma.
After taking Kohli’s wicket, Sangwan celebrated in an aggressive manner, and the clip of his charged-up celebration is now going viral on the internet.
Must-win match for Delhi
The ongoing match against Railways is a must-win for Delhi to keep its chances alive of qualifying for the knockouts. A draw or a defeat in front of home fans will bring an end to Delhi’s campaign in the premier domestic competition.
Railways scored 241 runs
Delhi captain Ayush Badoni won the toss on Thursday and invited Railways to bat first, after which, riding on half-centuries from wicketkeeper-batter Upendra Yadav (95) and spinner Karn Sharma (50), the Suraj Ahuja-led side posted a total of 241 runs in the first innings.
Upendra and Karn added 104 runs for the sixth wicket after Railways was struggling at 66 for 4 at one point.
For Delhi, Navdeep Saini and Sumit Mathur picked up three wickets each, and two Railways batters were sent back to the pavilion by Siddhant Sharma and Money Grewal.
