Veteran batsman Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant can play some matches in the Ranji Trophy 2024-24. For the first time since 2019, these two players are in the probable list for Delhi. Fast bowler Ishant Sharma did not get a place. On Wednesday, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) released the list of 84 players.
Virat Kohli last played the Ranji match in the 2012-13 season. Rishabh Pant played his last Ranji match in 2015. The current Ranji Trophy season begins on October 11. Delhi’s first match will be against Chhattisgarh, although the venue of this match has not been decided.
Kohli and Pant will only be able to play a few matches Kohli and Pant will only be able to play a few matches in the current Ranji Trophy, as the team is scheduled to play 3 T20 matches against Bangladesh in October. Then there will also be a 3-Test series against New Zealand starting October 16. Meanwhile, the Delhi Ranji match will also take place from October 11.
In such a situation, Virat Kohli can be a part of this match, as he has opted out of the T20 format, while Rishabh Pant can take rest from the T20 series.
Ishant Sharma’s name does not appear there; Saini, Badoni, Rawat and Dhull included Fast bowler Ishant Sharma has not been included in the probable list. Apart from Kohli and Pant, big players like Navdeep Saini, Ayush Badoni, Anuj Rawat and Yash Dhull got their chance in this list.
Ishant played his last Ranji match against Baroda last season. He took 2 wickets.
Kohli has scored over 39,000 runs, Pant has over 10,000 runs to his name. Talking about domestic career, Virat Kohli has scored more than 39,000 runs. At the same time, Rishabh Pant crossed the 10,000-run mark. Let us tell you here that the statistics of ODI Test and List A matches are also counted in First Class.