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Virat Kohli's Return
Former India captain Virat Kohli is all set to make a return to domestic cricket after 12 years with the 36-year-old to feature in Delhi's final Ranji Trophy group match against Railways. The game, part of theElite Group D fixture, will be hosted at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on January 28.
The local cricket association DDCA gave away complimentary match-day tickets but spectators will not be able to watch or live-stream the game due to broadcasting restrictions. Indian cricketer Kohli did not play in the Saurashtra match last week because of a neck injury.
On Monday the Delhi selection panel confirmed his squad membership under commander Ayush Badoni for their upcoming match against Railways. His appearance marks his debut in Indian domestic cricket after disappearing from the sport following his 2012 match against Uttar Pradesh at Ghaziabad's Mohan Nagar fields.
Each Delhi game brings together high-profile matches in modern times because of Kohli's return but fans will miss out on live streaming because the BCCI has not provided broadcasting rights for the marquee encounter.
"We don't know if BCCI will make any last-minute arrangements since Kohli is playing but we haven't been intimated anything about the broadcast of this game. Normally all big centres get one live game allotted (TV or streaming). We had a game against Tamil Nadu which was aired live. The roster for broadcast is set months in advance," a DDCA official in the know of things told PTI on conditions of anonymity.