Fans started to queue up outside Gate No 16 and 17 from 7 am in the morning for the Railways Delhi game, broke barricades; DDCA forced to open more gates and stands

Virat Kohli drew unprecedented crowds at a Ranji Trophy game between Delhi and Railways, with fans filling the stands and overwhelming administrators. Attendance surpassed expectations, prompting the opening of additional seating areas.

A crowd of around 10,000 arrived at the Arun Jaitley Stadium for Virat Kohli's homecoming, something that is unheard for a Ranji Trophy game

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Team India star batter Virat Kohli’s kind gesture was on display as he asked the security officials not to inflict any harm on the fan who invaded the pitch during the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday,