The Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant, who has recently joined the Delhi Ranji team, has opted out of captaincy, and the young Ayush Badoni will now lead the team. Coming back from the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, Pant joined the Ranji net sessions. In the 2017-18, Rishabh Pant featured in the Ranji Trophy. After 7 years, there are possibilities for him to don the whites for Delhi. Rishabh Pant, along with Virat Kohli, was named in the list of 41 probable players for the Delhi team. The second leg of the Ranji Trophy will start on January 23, with the first match to be played against Saurashtra. In the recently concluded Border Gavaskar Trophy, Rishabh Pant amassed 255 runs with an average of 28.33 However, his innings at Sydney, the last Test, will always be etched as one of his remarkable batting shows. He took twelve blows on his body and played a not-Pant-like innings of 40 runs in 98 balls. In the second inning, he came and opened his innings with a six, finally leaving registering the second-fasted half century (29 balls) by an Indian. His second inning show ended after he scored 61 runs in 33 balls. Read also: IPL Advertising Guide: Costs, Reach, and Targeted Campaigns Virat Kohli to join Delhi team at Rajkot After the frustrating batting show, BCCI has mandated that all Test cricket players should play Ranji Trophy cricket, unless there is valid medical proof to skip it. After Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, its time for Virat Kohli to do the same. According to Cricbuzz, Virat Kohli will join the Delhi Ranji team at Rajkot before the match against Saurashtra in Elite Group D. However, the report has not clarified if Kohli's availability for the match is certain or not; however, he will be training for the team. Kohli was one of those struggling batters in India, suffering from his off-side vulnerability. He had a century in the second innings of the first Test at Perth. Keeping that aside, he scored 90 more runs in the remaining 8 innings. Throughout the series, he had an average of 23.75/