India, Jan. 30 -- The DDCA (Delhi and Districts Cricket Association) had their plans only to welcome close to 10,000 fans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium for Delhi's final group game in the Ranji Trophy, against Railways. But such is the aura of Virat Kohli, who returned to domestic cricket after 12 years, that those lofty calculations went for a toss. The DDCA initially opened the 6,000-capacity 'Gautam Gambhir Stand' for the spectators, but amid a massive crowd, who were waiting from 5 am in the morning to catch of glimpse of the superstar, they were forced to open the 'Bishan Singh Bedi Stand' which can accommodate around 11,000 people.

Kohli may not have taken the field to bat after Delhi captain Ayush Badoni opted to bowl in the crucial...