The India batter has confirmed his availability for Delhi’s next match starting on January 30
Virat Kohli missed the previous round of Ranji Trophy matches because of a neck injury • AFP via Getty Images
Virat Kohli will train with the Delhi team on Tuesday ahead of what will be his first Ranji Trophy appearance since 2012. Delhi coach Sarandeep Singh confirmed that Kohli will join the squad, having confirmed his availability last week for their final group fixture against Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium from January 30 to February 2.
Over the last couple of days, photos and videos have emerged on social media of Kohli working with former India and RCB batting coach Sanjay Bangar at a training facility in Mumbai.
The final round of Ranji Trophy group games will end four days before India’s first ODI against England in Nagpur on February 6. Kohli is part of the ODI squad for the three-match bilateral series in the lead up to the Champions Trophy from February 19.
Rahul named in Karnataka squad
KL Rahul has been named in Karnataka’s squad for their must-win Ranji Trophy fixture against table-toppers Haryana in Bengaluru later this week. He was included subject to fitness but ESPNcricinfo understands he has been cleared by the BCCI medical panel after an elbow niggle kept him out of the previous match against Punjab.
Rahul’s return means Karnataka will be at full strength with Devdutt Padikkal and Prasidh Krishna, who were both part of the Test squad in Australia, also part of the squad.
This will be Rahul’s first first-class appearance for Karnataka in nearly five years, since the the 2019-20 semi-final against Bengal at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Rohit, Jadeja and Shreyas to play
Ravindra Jadeja will also feature in Saurashtra’s final game against Assam in Rajkot, while Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer are set to turn out for Mumbai in their home game against Meghalaya. Jadeja had taken a ten-wicket haul in Saurashtra’s win against Delhi in the previous round, while Rohit had scored 3 and 28 and Shreyas 11 and 17 in Mumbai’s defeat against Jammu & Kashmir.
Riyan Parag was also declared fit to play after recovering from a shoulder injury. He will lead Assam in their final league fixture against Saurashtra in Rajkot.
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