Star India batter Virat Kohli is named in the 84 probable players list by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) for the upcoming Ranji Trophy season as well. Along with Kohli, star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has also been added as well. If Kohli plays for Delhi in the upcoming season, it will be his first appearance for the state since 2012 as well.

As soon as the list came out, an old video of him went viral, where he opened up on an unfortunate incident. However, Kohli made his debut for Delhi way back in the 2006-07 Ranji season. The batting legend also revealed that he was dropped from the side with a heads-up coming at 1 AM in the night as well. He also revealed the reason why his father did not pay the compensation to make his son play as well.

“There was a time in my life where there was an opportunity, I was selected for Under-14 Delhi team and then I was dropped at 1 AM because of some complications and you know how and what happens at state levels. Someone was preferred over me because of some compensations that were done and stuff like that,” Kohli said while speaking to Dinesh Karthik.

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“Same was offered to my father as well, that if you can, maybe he can get into the team after two games. My father straightaway said ‘I’m not going to pay a single penny to make him play. If he can play on his talent, so be it, if not, it’s not meant to be for him.’ So that stuck with me,” he further added.

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However, the Ranji Trophy proved to help shape the young Virat Kohli’s career. His father passed in December 2006 and he scored 90 against Karnataka the day after his father’s demise as well. He last played for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy way back in 2012 against Ghaziabad as well.