Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Three fans enter ground to get close to Virat Kohli during Railways vs Delhi match at Arun Jaitley Stadium
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Three fans enter ground to get close to Virat Kohli during Railways vs Delhi match at Arun Jaitley Stadium
Three enthusiastic fans barged into the field of play to get close to Virat Kohli during the third day of the Ranji Trophy match between Railways and Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.
The incident took place in the penultimate over before the lunch break when Kohli was fielding at cover. Delhi went on to wrap up the match shortly after the break, beating Railways by an innings and 19 runs inside three days.
Kohli’s return to the Ranji Trophy after almost 13 years gained a lot of attention as more than 12,000 fans turned up to watch the action unfold on the opening day of the match.
On day one, a similar incident had occurred when a fan touched Kohli’s feet, with the Indian superstar requesting the security officials to go easy on the intruder.
However, Kohli’s much-anticipated return to India’s premier First-Class tournament ended on a drab personal note as he was dimissed for just six runs off 15 balls on the second day. Kohli was clean bowled by Himanshu Sangwan, who sent his off-stump cartwheeling.
Kohli will join the Indian team for the One-Day International series against England, which begins from February 6 in Nagpur, followed by the ICC Champions Trophy from February 19.
Kohli appeared for the recently concluded Ranji Trophy match after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) issued a diktat, making it mandatory for national team players to feature in domestic cricket whenever the international calendar allows.
(With inputs from PTI)
