New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Virat Kohli has had a huge impact on Delhi upon his return to the Vijay Hazare Trophy recently. Playing the first two matches in the 2025-26 season, Delhi rode on Kohli's hundred and a half-century to beat Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat respectively at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence Ground, Bengaluru.

Having already retired from Tests and T20Is, the Vijay Hazare Trophy outings came at a good time for Kohli. With more than a month's gap between the ODI series against South Africa (ending at December 6) and New Zealand (starting on January 11), the two 50-over encounters provided Kohli with much-needed game time.

Kohli's return to domestic cricket was also in compliance of BCCI's directive of mandatory participation in ...