India, Jan. 29 -- Delhi captain Ayush Badoni will leave his preferred No.4 spot to accommodate Virat Kohli in the XI as the former India captain prepares to make his first appearance in a Ranji Trophy game in more than 12 years. In Delhi's last match this season against Railways at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in New Delhi, Kohli will walk out to bat at No.4, a position he has made his own while batting for India ever since Sachin Tendulkar retired in 2013.

Kohli is expected to replace left-hander Jonty Sidhu, whose form has tapered off in the past few games because he didn't get enough chances.

Badoni would be vacating his own batting slot so that Kohli, who decided to turn down DDCA's offer to lead in this match, could bat at his usual po...