Virat Kohli's 14-year-old tweet resurfaces as he prepares for domestic comeback with Duleep Trophy 2024

Cricket fans are in for a treat as former Indian captain Virat Kohli is all set to make a much-anticipated return to domestic cricket with the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2024, starting on September 5. The Indian players will take part in the tournament as part of their preparation for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh at home.

The Duleep Trophy 2024 will see several prominent names gracing the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2024 after a white-ball series against Sri Lanka, where they suffered a rare ODI series defeat after 27 years just after whitewashing the Islanders in the three-match T20I series under Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy.

Virat Kohli’s 14-year-old tweet resurfaces as fans anticipate his Duleep Trophy return

Now, the Indian cricket team stars are on a brief break before shifting focus to the red-ball cricket. As Bangladesh is set to visit India for a two-match Test series in September, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has directed the key players to participate in the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2024 to sharpen their skills and maintain match fitness.

Alongside Kohli, other notable names like Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant are expected to feature in the opening round of the domestic tournament. It is being said that both Virat Kohli and Indian captain Rohit Sharma are likely to participate in the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2024.

"Wish me luck for the Duleep Trophy"

Amidst the excitement surrounding Virat Kohli’s return to domestic cricket, a 14-year-old tweet from the former Indian skipper Virat Kohli has resurfaced and is making waves across social media platforms, adding to the buzz around his participation in the upcoming Duleep Trophy. Fans have been wishing him luck for the upcoming tournament on this old post.

On January 25, 2010, Kohli posted on his X handle (formerly Twitter): “Wish me luck for the Duleep Trophy.” At that time, the dashing right-handed batter was already an integral part of India’s white-ball team but had not made his Test debut. He made his Test debut in 2011.

Here's Virat Kohli's viral old tweet:

Wish me luck for Duleep Trophy .....

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 25, 2010

Can Kohli try to find out form in domestic cricket after 12 years?

Notably, Kohli hasn’t played any domestic cricket since 2012. He last featured for Delhi against Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy. His last appearance in the Duleep Trophy was back in 2010 when he played for the North Zone against the West Zone and scored a half-century.

Over the course of his first-class career, Kohli has amassed 2,249 runs in 32 matches (48 innings), including seven centuries and eight half-centuries for Delhi. Well, there have been reports suggesting that Kohli might participate in the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2024, but it seems increasingly unlikely he will take part in the domestic tournament before the Bangladesh Tests.

The report claims Kohli unlikely to play in the Duleep Trophy 2024

Actually, an ESPNcricinfo report claimed that Kohli's participation in the Duleep Trophy 2024 totally depends on him, as he has been given special consideration by the BCCI. The report further noted that neither Kohli, Rohit, nor Jasprit Bumrah will be involved in the upcoming tournament.

Notably, Kohli has yet again been struggling for runs, as he could muster only fifty in the T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa. In the recent ODI series against Sri Lanka, Kohli scored 24, 14, and 20. So far in 2024, he has accumulated 296 runs across 14 matches (15 innings). Kohli will be eager to turn things around in the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh.