New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Veteran Indian batter Virat Kohli has been going through a rough patch in recent times which has been evident during the batter's recent performances during the Bangladesh series at home and the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. However, with Champions Trophy 2025 just around the corner, Kohli would have hoped to come back to form when he featured in a Ranji Trophy match against Railways, his first in 12 years. However, Kohli failed to get going in the clash as he was dismissed on a lowly score of 6 with pacer Himanshu Sangwan cleaning up his off stump.

However, Kohli has now found unexpected support from his former teammate Ambati Rayudu who states that the 36 year old does not need to play Ranji Trophy and just ...