The final time Virat Kohli performed a Record A fixture that was not an ODI was means again in September 2013 when he led Delhi towards India Blue within the ultimate of the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy.
On Wednesday, he’s set to bridge that hole of 12 years and a bit extra when Delhi takes on Andhra in its Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group-D opener right here.
The competition, nonetheless, shall be performed on the BCCI Centre of Excellence within the metropolis’s outskirts after the Karnataka authorities refused permission for M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The tie shall be behind closed doorways because the CoE doesn’t have seating preparations.
The fixture was initially scheduled to be held on the Alur Grounds, however as soon as Kohli’s participation turned sure, it was sought to be moved to the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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However internet hosting matches there was all the time conditional to the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA) implementing the suggestions of the Justice Michael D’Cunha report, formulated as a part of the investigation into the loss of life of 11 individuals in a stampede throughout Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s title-winning celebrations on June 4, 2025.
On Tuesday, the evaluate committee that was shaped to think about KSCA’s request to conduct matches didn’t give the go-ahead, citing non-compliance.
When Kohli turned out for a Ranji Trophy match earlier this 12 months after a near-identical hole, greater than 12,000 followers turned up on the Feroz Shah Kotla.
In Bengaluru, it stays to be seen what number of will courageous the practically 50km distance from town centre to catch a glimpse of certainly one of their favorite stars, from exterior the compound wall and thru the barbed wires.
Perhaps, a free-spirited cricketer with infinite zeal will play with no resonant power from the stands to bounce off.
Revealed on Dec 23, 2025