Virat Kohli's decision to play a Ranji Trophy match for Delhi after 12 years attracted a lot of attention not only from fans but also from the media as well. Fans have turned up in thousands to watch their favourite player in action, while media are keeping tabs of every movement made by Virat Kohli during the four-day match which began on Thursday.

Now reports have surfaced about the meal, Kohli opted for during lunch on Day 1 of the Delhi vs Railways Ranji match. Multiple reports are saying that Kohli opted for Chilli Panner from the DCA canteen.

Chef Sanjay Jha while speaking to Sports Today said, “I have been running a canteen for 25 years and I have known Virat Kohli from his childhood. He used to eat from our canteen. He started his career from here, but he doesn’t have any arrogance. Even today, he stays humble while talking to us and the waiters just how a normal person does,”.

“Earlier, chilli chicken used to be his favourite. Not only did he use to eat it, but he also recommended it to his teammates. Now he has chole bhature or kadhi chawal. Once I asked him if we should order something from outside, but he refused, saying that he wanted to have food from our canteen itself,”

Virat Kohli eyes return to form

The Ranji Trophy match is a perfect opportunity for Virat Kohli to get back into form. His performances in Test matches at international level as taken a dip. In 39 Test matches since the start of 2020, Virat has scored just 2,028 runs at an average of 30.72, with just three centuries and nine fifties to show. His best score is 186.

Virat ended the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle with 751 runs in 14 matches and 25 innings at an average of 32.65, with two centuries and three fifties. His best score was 121. In 10 Tests last year, he scored just 417 runs at an average of 24.52 with just one century and fifty, to conclude a disappointing year.