After including Virat Kohli in Delhi’s 22-man provisional squad for the Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra in Rajkot on Friday, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) made an official updated list omitting the star batsman on Saturday. Announced.
It is understood that Kohli has informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of his absence.
With Kohli needing an injection due to a neck sprain, there were always doubts about the 36-year-old traveling to Rajkot for the match despite the BCCI stating in its policy document that it is mandatory for players to participate in domestic cricket. There was. Eligible for national team selection.
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Kohli has not played a Ranji Trophy match for Delhi since facing Uttar Pradesh in Ghaziabad in November 2012.
On Saturday, Kohli was named in India’s ODI squad for the three-match series against England and the Champions Trophy. The home series against England begins on February 6.
Delhi squad:
Ayush Badoni (captain), Sanat Sangwan, Arpit Rana, Yash Dhull, Rishabh Pant, Jonty Sidhu, Himmat Singh, Navdeep Saini, Money Grewal, Harsh Tyagi, Siddhant Sharma, Shivam Sharma, Pranav Rajvanshi, Vaibhav Kandpal, Mayank Gusain, Gagan Vats. , Ayush Doseja, Rounak Waghela, Sumit Mathur, Rahul Gahlot, Jitesh Singh.
