Delhi vs Railway, Ranji Trophy Live Score: Delhi look to extend lead against Railways

When Delhi batter Yash Dhull’s struggles at the crease finally ended an hour into the second day’s play against Railways on Friday morning, the Ferozeshah Kotla crowd erupted in joy. It was time for the main act.

Virat Kohli marched out to the middle – to bat in a Ranji Trophy game for the first time in over 12 y ears – to loud chants of “Kohli, Kohli” and “RCB, RCB”. However, the thousands who had turned up were left disappointed as Kohli’s stay at the crease didn’t long.

After facing 15 balls and hitting one cracking boundary down the ground, Himanshu Sangwan’s gentle inswinger sent Kohli’s offstump cartwheeling. India’s star batter trudged off after having scored just six runs, his head bowed, while Sangwan indulged in some animated celebrations. The crowd was stunned into silence. The show was over. The stadium was almost empty by the time Kohli could walk up to the pavilion.