Fans started to queue up outside Gate No 16 and 17 from 7 am in the morning for the Railways Delhi game, broke barricades; DDCA forced to open more gates and stands

A crowd of around 10,000 arrived at the Arun Jaitley Stadium for Virat Kohli's homecoming, something that is unheard for a Ranji Trophy game

DEL Vs RLY: Virat Kohli's craze has well and truly been proven by the people of Delhi, as huge amount of fans have reported for Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 fixture between Delhi and Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

The star batter is all set to return to his Delhi team for the final round of the group stage of the domestic first-class tournament against Railways—and that too after 13 years! Well, we have all seen Virat Kohli making record after record at the international level, but we haven't seen him playing Ranji in a very long time.

Preparations were being made to telecast the game, more stands than usual were being readied for fans, and players on both sides were excited to be part of his first Ranji Trophy game since 2012

A massive crowd turned up at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi to witness star Indian batter Virat Kohli’s return to the Ranji Trophy after more than 12 years. Interest in return is so high that fans started queuing up outside the stadium as early as 5 AM.

Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli's return to Ranji Trophy has left the Arun Jaitley Stadium massively crowded in a rare view from a domestic match in the country.