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.

Virat Kohli returned to domestic cricket, playing for Delhi against Railways in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

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

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,

New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium witnessed an electrifying atmosphere as Virat Kohli returned to play a Ranji Trophy match for Delhi after 12 long years. With free entry, thousands of fans stormed the venue,

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.

Former India skipper Virat Kohli has made his much-anticipated return to the Ranji Trophy, playing for Delhi against Railways from January 30 onwards in the 2024-25 season, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Virat Kohli is currently in New Delhi featuring in the Delhi Ranji Trophy match against Railways at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.