Virat Kohli has begun practice in Mumbai before going down in the Ranji match. He practiced Saturday and Sunday under the supervision of former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar.
Kohli will be seen playing in the Ranji match between Delhi and Railway from January 30. It has reported this to the Delhi and the District Cricket Association.
Video of Kohli's practice is going viral on social media. In this video Virat Kohli was seen practicing on the ball outside of the stump. During the practice session, Bangar Kohli was seen throwing down at a distance of 16 yards. He practiced Kohli on a constant rising ball. Kohli was seen working more on the backfoot play. He was seen bending back to play the ball.
Kohli is falling off the ball outside of stump The 36-year-old Kohli is facing serious technical problems against the balls pitched inside and outside the off-stump area. He was dismissed after being caught behind the wicket by playing the ball out of the stump.
Bad display in the series against BGT Trophy and New Zealand Kohli was able to score only 190 runs in five Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with a century in the first Test in Perth. His highest score was 47 against Bangladesh and New Zealand in five home Test matches this season. He was only able to score 93 runs in three Tests against New Zealand at an average of 15.50.
| BGT 2024-25 | New Zealand Series | Year 2024 | |
| Match | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Run | 190 | 93 | 417 |
| Average | 23.75 | 15.50 | 24.52 |
| 100/50s | 1/0 | 0/1 | 1/1 |
Kohli played his last match in 2012 Virat Kohli's last Ranji Trophy match was played against Uttar Pradesh in 2012. Virat Kohli scored 4 in the first innings and 43 in the second inning. After this, Virat Kohli was not seen again in domestic cricket for Delhi.
BCCI advises all BGT players to play domestic cricket Team India suffered a defeat in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. It was then decided at a review meeting organized by the BCCI that all players would have to play in the domestic circuit at every cost, only after which they would be nominated for selection in the national team.
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