Focus will be on Virat Kohli as the former India captain returns to domestic cricket after more than 12 years. The Delhi vs Railways match starts on 9:30 AM IST.

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,

The best way to reach the stadium is via metro. The nearest metro station to the Arun Jaitley Stadium is Delhi Gate (Violet line). Gate No 5 is not even literally 100 metres away from Gate No 16 and 17, which will be open for the spectators.

DEL Vs RLY: Virat Kohli's craze has well and truly been proven by the people of Delhi, as huge amount of fans have reported for Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 fixture between Delhi and Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

The star batter is all set to return to his Delhi team for the final round of the group stage of the domestic first-class tournament against Railways—and that too after 13 years! Well, we have all seen Virat Kohli making record after record at the international level, but we haven't seen him playing Ranji in a very long time.

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.

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

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 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.