Thousands of fans have filled a stadium in the Indian capital, Delhi, as Virat Kohli makes his much-anticipated return to domestic cricket after more than 12 years. The 36-year-old star batter has turned out for Delhi on Thursday in the Ranji Trophy match against the Railways team at the well-attended Arun Jaitley stadium.

At first, the DDCA opened the roughly 6,000-capacity 'Gautam Gambhir Stand' for spectators but sensing the crowd situation could go out of hand, the officials were forced to open the 'Bishan Bedi Stand' which can accommodate around 14,

Virat Kohli’s return to the Ranji Trophy after more than a decade has ignited immense excitement among cricket fans, drawing fresh attention to India’s premier domestic tournament. The star batter, who last played in the competition in 2012, was named in Delhi’s starting XI for their clash against Railways.

A fan breached the ground security to meet star India batter Virat Kohli and touch his feet as he made his return to Ranji Trophy after 12 years during Delhi vs Railways game at Arun Jaitely Stadium.

Such was Kohli's aura that a strong crowd of over 10,000 remained at the stadium despite Railways batting first.

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

Star India batter Virat Kohli is all set to make a comeback to Ranji Trophy after a long gap of 12 years as Delhi lock horns with Railways in their Round 7 clash of the tournament at Arun Jaitely Stadium in Delhi.

Thousands of fans lined up outside the Arun Jaitley Stadium, some as early as 4 am, to witness one of India's most incredible batters, Virat Kohli, in action in the Ranji Trophy tie between Delhi and Railways.

Virat Kohli is set to play his first Ranji Trophy game since 2012, and was at the Delhi stadium on Tuesday to prepare for this

Virat Kohli returned to the Ranji Trophy after a gap of more than 12 years. Kohli is playing for Delhi in their final Ranji Trophy 2024-25 game against Railways.

A huge crowd turned up at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday as Virat Kohli made his much-anticipated return to the Ranji Trophy after 13 years. Fans gathered from the early hours of the morning, eager to witness the cricketing icon in action as Delhi faced Railways in the domestic tournament.