New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The buzz around Virat Kohli is palpable as the former India captain makes a return to the Ranji Trophy for Delhi after a huge gap of 13 years on Thursday. The 36-year-old Virat Kohli will be a part of Delhi's playing XI against Railways in an inconsequential match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in an elite Group D clash.

Virat Kohli's Ranji Trophy participation came after BCCI's diktat that all the players, irrespective of their stature have to play domestic cricket when not on nation duty. The stylish right-hander could have played against Saurashtra last week, but was unavailable due to a neck sprain.

He trained with his Delhi teammates on Tuesday for nearly three hours and was caught in a happy mood, enjoyed his ba...