Indian cricket team batsman Virat Kohli is all set to miss the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy match for Delhi against Saurashtra in Rajkot. According to reports in ESPNCricinfo, the batsman is learned to have informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about his decision.
Virat Kohli will miss the match due to the neck problem he is facing. The Indian national cricket team batsman reportedly had neck pain and took an injection for the same on January 8, three days after the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy ended in Sydney.
Virat Kohli has reportedly not got any relief from his neck pain, BCCI reports on the same
Kohli reportedly did not feel any relief from the pain and informed the BCCI that he was still carrying the pain. Due to this, he has been ruled out of Delhi’s match against Saurashtra which is being played from January 23. Several reports claimed that he would play for the national team, but that was put to rest.
On the other hand, KL Rahul will also miss the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy game against Karnataka. He will not play the match against Punjab starting on January 23. He had some elbow issues and will not be fit to play for Karnataka.
The BCCI has recently made it difficult for Indian cricketers and issued guidelines on dos and don’ts. One of them is the mandatory participation of players in domestic cricket. However, if he is unable to play, he will need the permission of the president of the national selectors.
Looks like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have been given permission by the BCCI to miss the match
Looks like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have been given permission by the BCCI to miss the match. The top batsmen will get another chance to play in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy during the final round, which will begin on January 30. But with the series in England around the corner, he probably won’t play that round either. .
The 2024-25 Ranji Trophy match would be extremely crucial for both the batsmen, especially for Virat Kohli, who has struggled with his form in the late Tests. He looked awful with the bat in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, apart from the match in Perth, which was the first match of the series.
Virat Kohli failed in BGT 2025-25, KL Rahul looked decent
Virat Kohli scored just 190 runs in the series and got out in a similar manner to the outs. Overall, since the last few years in tests, he has not been at his best and has been getting low scores, which has also led to a big drop in his GPA.
On the other hand, KL Rahul had a decent outing in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He played as an opener and played some good innings for the team, but could not maintain consistency as he failed in the last two games, which were crucial in the context of the game.
Among the Test regulars who will feature in the next Ranji Trophy round are Rishabh Pant (Delhi), Shubman Gill (Punjab) and Ravindra Jadeja (Saurashtra).
