Irfan Pathan Calls Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli's Return To Domestic Cricket "Fantastic"

Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan sees the return of stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to domestic cricket as a "fantastic" moment for Indian cricket. After failing to live up to the expectations in international colours, the top Indian stars returned to domestic format in a bid to find their lost form. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma were the prominent faces of the Indian team, who turned up to find the batting rhythm while sticking to the basic principle.

While Jaiswal, Gill and Rohit featured in the previous Ranji Trophy round, Kohli returned to the competition for the first time since 2012 on Thursday. He attracted thousands of fans while featuring for Delhi against Railways.

Fans filled up the empty seats in the Arun Jaitley Stadium to see the hometown hero take the field against Railways on the opening day. Virat kept the crowd engaged by asking the fans to cheer at their best.

Irfan expressed his delight about the young budding talents playing with and against the likes of Rohit and Virat. He wished that the trend of Indian regulars playing domestic cricket would continue in future.

"It's great to see youngsters playing with or against players like Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma in domestic cricket. It wasn't happening for many years, but it's happening now. This is fantastic for Indian cricket. Hope the current Indian regulars make it a trend to play domestic cricket," Irfan wrote on X.

It's great to see youngsters playing with or against players like Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma in domestic cricket. It wasn't happening for many years, but it's happening now. This is fantastic for Indian cricket. Hope the current Indian regulars make it a trend to play domestic...

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