Virat Kohli was castled on 6 runs by Himanshu Sangwan but Ayush Badoni struck 99 off 78 and put Delhi 93 runs ahead with three wickets in hand.

Delhi are ahead in their match against Railways as they trailed by 200 runs with nine wickets in hand. Sumit Mathur and Navdeep Saini earlier picked up three wickets apiece.

The star cricketer made his return to the domestic tournament after almost 13 years and thousands of people turned up to cheer him on.

Get all the score updates and commentary as Virat Kohli returns to domestic cricket for the first time since 2012, turning out for Delhi against Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Virat Kohli arrived at the Ferozeshah Kotla early for a rigorous training session ahead of Delhi's Ranji Trophy match against Railways, demonstrating his commitment despite questions about his future.

At first, the DDCA opened the roughly 6,000-capacity 'Gautam Gambhir Stand' for spectators but sensing the crowd situation could go out of hand, the officials were forced to open the 'Bishan Bedi Stand' which can accommodate around 14,

Thousands of delirious fans screamed and cheered at the mere mention of his name as Virat Kohli's unmatched aura dominated the Ranji Trophy fixture between Delhi and Railways.

Whatever it was, it was nowhere near enough for Kohli to rediscover his form heading into the ICC Champions Trophy beginning on February 19. Even in this short span, he could have easily been out twice.

Virat Kohli is playing in India's premier domestic first class competition for the first time since 2012 and the former India captain will be keen to shake off the poor form he has been suffering from min red ball cricket.

The Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Railways was to start at 9.30am, but fans were lined up outside the Arun Jaitley Stadium from 5am itself. They were afraid they might not find a seat in the limited stands available for the game and,