Why did Virat Kohli miss BCCI Naman Awards 2025?

Now for the unversed, Virat Kohli was representing his state team Delhi in the Ranji Trophy match against Railways, at the renowned Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Notably, this was also his 100th game in the domestic arena. As he was still playing the game, Kohi opted out of attending the Naman Awards as he would not have been able to reach Mumbai at such short notice for the event.

Kohli did not get chance to bat again as Delhi secure huge win over Railways

Meanwhile, speaking of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 encounter, Kohli got out (6 runs off 15 balls) cheaply as his off stump went for a cartwheel. The youngster Himanshu Sangwan cherished the moment of dismissing one of the best batters of India. Thereafter, Ayush Badoni played a Captain's knock but missed out on a well-deserved century by the barest margin of one run. However, this did not stop Delhi from posting a huge total of 374 runs on the board in reply to Railways' first-innings score of 241.

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As a result of a whopping lead gained, Delhi did not opt to bat again in the second innings and instead bowled out their opponents cheaply for just 114 runs to win the game by an emphatic margin of an innings and 19 runs. Notably, this match was a comeback match for Virat Kohli, who graced Indian domestic cricket after a long span of 13 years.