Only days after seemingly downplaying the need for game time through domestic cricket or other forms of the game, Virat Kohli was on Tuesday confirmed to have expressed his availability for the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy for Delhi later this month. However, former India batter Mohammed Kaif said a player of Kohli’s stature should not be forced to return to the domestic rigours, given the standard of the circuit isn’t necessarily high.

The Indian Express had learnt on Tuesday that Kohli informed the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) that he will be available for selection for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, India’s domestic one-day tournament. This comes after Kohli seemed ready to defy the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which had asked both him and Rohit Sharma in Nov

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