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Virat Kohli will be making a Ranji Trophy comeback after 13 years as the former India captain confirmed his availability for Delhi’s final griup fixture against Railways which starts on January 30. The last time Virat Kohli played a Ranji Trophy match was back in 2012. He will thus be playing under the captaincy of Ayush Badoni.

After the BCCI directive came in the aftermath of Test series losses against New Zealand and Australia, it was made mandatory for all the players to play domestic cricket when not on national duty.

Virat Kohli was rumoured to play Delhi’s upcoming Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra which starts in Rajkot from January 23, but a neck sprain ruled him out. The stylish India batter communicated to the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) that he is available for the team’s last league match of the Ranji Trophy.

“Virat has conveyed to DDCA president (Rohan Jaitley) and team management that he is available for the game against Railways,” Delhi head coach Sarandeep Singh told PTI.

Virat Kohli’s India teammate Rishabh Pant will be playing against Saurashtra and could be also seen against Railways. The India batter has been under severe criticism after his poor run against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy where he mustered only 190 runs in 10 innings, including a hundred in Perth.

Virat Kohli’s Ranji Trophy record

The right-hander has played 23 matches for Delhi in Ranji Trophy and scored 1574 runs at an average of 50.77. During his time with Delhi in Ranji Trophy, Virat Kohli smashed five hundreds. His standout season came in 2009-10 when he scored 374 runs in just three matches at a average of 93.50. In his last Ranji Trophy match for Delhi against Uttar Pradesh in the 2012-13 season, Virat Kohli scored 57 runs.