India, Jan. 28 -- Virat Kohli's return to the Ranji Trophy after more than 12 years has turned Delhi's next fixture against Railways, starting January 30, into a festival. Two days before the much-anticipated match, on a chilly winter morning, Delhi's Arun Jaitely Stadium welcomed the main attraction-Kohli-of the festival with warmth and affection. A part of that festival was a kid named Kabir.

Wearing a red jacket and black pants, a starstruck Kabir, a fourth-standard student, watched Kohli warming up with only one hope: of meeting him. His dream soon turned into a reality when Kohli padded up for his first nets session at Kotla 1. Kabir must give some credit to his father, Shavez, though. Without him, it perhaps would not have been pos...