When did Virat Kohli play his first and last Ranji Trophy match? How was his performance?

When did Virat Kohli play his first and last Ranji Trophy match? How was his performance? Know everything here

Virat Kohli Ranji Trophy Return Indian team's star batsman Virat Kohli is set to return to Ranji Trophy after 13 years. The legendary player will be seen playing in the Allied Group D match of Ranji Trophy to be played between Delhi and Railways from 30 January 2025. The match will start at 930 am at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

New Delhi. Virat Kohli Ranji Trophy Comeback: Indian team's star batsman Virat Kohli is currently struggling with his poor form. In BGT 2024-25, Kohli was able to score a century in only one match. Apart from that, his bat remained silent against Australia.

Now King Kohli is going to return to Ranji Trophy after 13 years. Kohli will play for Delhi against Railways in Ranji Trophy Elite Group D on January 30.

In such a situation, before this match, let us tell you how was the performance of King Kohli in the first and last matches of Ranji Trophy and when did he play those matches?

When did Virat Kohli play his first match in Ranji Trophy?

Virat Kohli ( Virat Kohli Ranji Trophy Records) made his debut in Ranji Trophy in the month of November 2006. He played his first Ranji Trophy match for Delhi against Tamil Nadu. In the 2006-7 Ranji Trophy season, he played 6 matches and scored 257 runs with the help of 1 fifty. During this, his highest score was 90 runs.

Virat Kohli came to bat at number 5 in his first Ranji Trophy match. At that time, Gautam Gambhir, Akash Chopra, Shikhar Dhawan, Ashish Nehra and Ishant Sharma were also included in the Delhi team with him. Ishant and Kohli made their first class debut in the same match. Kohli scored 10 runs facing 25 balls in the first Ranji Trophy match.

In his first season of Ranji Trophy, Virat Kohli faced the most difficult phase of his life. Despite knowing the news of his father's death, he chose to play the match against Karnataka. He scored an unbeaten 40 runs in that match. After performing the last rites of his father, he continued his innings and reached the stadium again.

When did Virat Kohli play his last match in Ranji Trophy?

Virat Kohli (Virat Kohli Last Ranji Trophy Match) played his last match in Ranji Trophy against Uttar Pradesh in November 2012. That season, he played only one match and scored 57 runs. 

Virat Kohli's Ranji Trophy record

1.2006-07- 6 matches- 257 runs
2.2007-08- 5 matches- 373 runs
3.2008-09- 4 matches- 174 runs
4.2009-10-3 Match- 374 runs
5.2010-11- 4 matches- 339 runs
6.2012-13- 1 match- 57 runs

Delhi team for the match against Railways

Ayush Badoni (captain), Virat Kohli, Sanat Sangwan, Arpit Rana, Yash Dhul, Jonty Sidhu, Himmat Singh, Navdeep Saini, Mani Grewal, Harsh Tyagi, Siddhant Sharma, Shivam Sharma, Pranav Rajvanshi, Vaibhav Kandpal, Mayank Gusain, Gagan Vats, Sumit Mathur, Rahul Gehlot, Jitesh Singh, Vansh Bedi. Dailymintz