India cricket team batter Virat Kohli’s name has been excluded from Delhi’s squad for the two Ranji Trophy second leg matches. The former Indian skipper decided to pull out of the tournament after initially being named in the squad. The second leg of the domestic red-ball tournament, which will see the likes of Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill among other stars participate, will commence on January 23.
No Virat Kohli in Delhi’s Ranji Trophy squad
Kohli had informed the BCCI that he would not be participating in the Ranji Trophy second leg matches due to a neck strain. The batter suffered the injury during the IND vs AUS 5th Test in Sydney. As per reports, he had even taken injections to address the issue but could not get any relief. He has hence been left out of the squad that was announced by the DDCA on Saturday.
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After getting clarity on Kohli’s availability, DDCA’s selection committee finalized the 21-member squad for the next two Ranji matches. Ayush Badoni will continue to lead the side while Rishabh Pant makes his return to Ranji Trophy after 8 years. Delhi will take on Saurashtra in their first game of the second leg on Jan 23.
Kohli was expected to feature in the matches before IND vs ENG ODI series and ICC Champions Trophy following the BCCI’s directive to the players to compulsorily take part in domestic tournaments. However, the board had said that a player with a valid medical reason could skip domestic cricket provided he gets permission from the chairman of selectors.
Delhi squad for Ranji Trophy 2nd leg
Ayush Badoni (C), Sanat Sangwan, Arpit Rana, Yash Dhull, Rishabh Pant (w.k), Jonty Sidhu, Himmat Singh, Navdeep Saini, Money Grewal, Harsh Tyagi, Siddhant Sharma, Shivam Sharma, Pranav Rajvanshi (w.k), Vaibhav Kandpal, Mayank Gussain, Gagan Vats, Ayush Doseja, Rounak Waghela, Sumit Mathur, Rahul Gahlot, Jitesh Singh.
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