India, Feb. 1 -- Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali was astonished by Virat Kohli's massive fanbase witnessed during the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Railways. Kohli, one of India's biggest icons, brought the Ranji Trophy back into the limelight when he decided to play a match against Railways. The batting maestro endured a tough time with the bat last year, and the underwhelming Border-Gavaskar Trophy forced him to get back to the Ranji Trophy to get his rhythm back.

Basit was surprised to witness such a craze for Kohli in his hometown of Delhi, where the fans come in massive numbers to watch him play the Ranji Trophy. He asked why he doesn't play for the Delhi Capitals in the IPL.

"Yeh banda Delhi se kyu nahi khelta IPL mein,...