Former India captain Virat Kohli has politely rejected the proposal of Ranji Trophy to lead Delhi in his return match after a long time as he wants the last match of the current session to continue to lead the regular captain Ayush Badoni team. . Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant also refused to lead this team against Saurashtra in the last match.
An official of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) told ‘PTI’ on the condition of anonymity, “Virat was asked if he would like to captain? He said that he would like that he would like to continue the leadership of the Ayush team. ” Meanwhile, in view of the huge interest of fans with Kohli’s presence, BCCI and domestic broadcaster ‘Geocenema’ have decided to live the match live.
The BCCI usually streaming with a live telecast of a match at all major centers and in this era, the match between Karnataka and Haryana at the Chinnaswamy Stadium is already fixed for TV. In this match, Indian batsman Lokesh Rahul will take the field for Karnataka. There will be streaming of two more matches, including the match between Bengal and Punjab on Eden Gardens.
The roster of the broadcast of the matches is formed months ago and if Kohli is not present in this match, it would not have been streaming. Things have changed after the uproar on social media over the most high profile match of this phase of Ranji’s high profile match.
A BCCI official said on the condition of confidentiality, “A decision has been taken and Gicenma will stream this match live. So whoever is not in Delhi’s fans in Delhi, does not need to worry. They do not need to worry. They their favorite players Can watch live. “
Virat Kohli’s Kali Porsche car came in from ‘Virender Sehwag Gate’ of Ferozeshah Kotla Maidan at nine in the morning, it was like a homecoming for this star batsman of Delhi who with his first class team after more than 12 years Arrived for practice. Except for fast bowler Navdeep Saini, all the 18 members of the Delhi team saw him only on TV and he grew up listening to how ‘Chiku’ became the ‘king’ of Indian cricket.
In the last 15 years, Delhi’s ‘Chiku’ has become a blurred memory as it has become the largest commercially practical brand in global cricket. The face that the International Cricket Council (ICC) put in front of everyone in his Olympic claim.
On Monday, he stayed at his home ground for about three hours and mesmerized all the people around him. Whether they are young players or experienced head coach Sarandeep Singh or batting coach Bantu Singh – all wanted to stay close to him.
Former India captain Kohli was humble with everyone but looked more comfortable with his former under-19 coach Mahesh Bhati, who is also the administrative manager of this team.
A senior official of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) said, “He has not changed. He loved it and we had asked.
What Kohli ate after his first practice session before his first Ranji match (against Railways from 30 January) in 12 years is his old favorite dish. The officer revealed, “After the practice, he ate curry-rice like old times.”
Only people who want domestic cricket to cover the Ranji Trophy matches reach the number of such people on Monday. People were eyeing Kohli’s every step. Two coaches Sarandeep and Bantu stayed with him the whole time.
The enthusiasm about Kohli can also be gauged from the fact that ‘Jio Cinema’ is arranging streaming of this match. Earlier there was no provision for streaming of this match.
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