The news of Virat Kohli’s probable participation in the new season of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) has broken the internet. After one year, it’s again time when the capital of India will gear up for the T20 carnival. The second edition of the tournament, after a successful first edition, gets stronger with the addition of two new teams, Outer Delhi Warriors and New Delhi Tigers.

Before the start of the new season, the franchises met in New Delhi for the auction. During the event, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) president, Rohan Jaitley, revealed the plans on whether the former Indian captain would make an appearance in the competition. He echoed the emotion of all the fans of how they would be happy to see the batter back at his home ground.

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“We would be the happiest if Virat Kohli participates in the DPL, but for a person of his stature, mentorship and guidance to younger cricketers is far more important. And I am sure he is very much involved in Delhi cricket as he was earlier on.” The DDCA president, Rohan Jaitley, told us that the reports have been revealed.

Virat Kohli to play in the Delhi Premier League? DDCA president informs

Kohli, at present, is in England. A few days ago, he turned up at Wimbledon before appearing in the charity event show, hosted by the former team-mate and Indian all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh, where he met many former players and also the current batch of the Blue Brigade, who took on England during the five-match ongoing series.

Just after the end of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at the start of the year, the 36-year-old featured during the Ranji Trophy 2025 game after a long time. Against the Railways, he walked at number four and got only six runs with the bat. Due to captain Ayush Badoni’s 99-run knock and Sumit Mathur’s 86, Delhi got just one inning to bat before earning an innings and 19 runs win.

Virat Kohli, who has already retired from the T20Is for the national side, contributed immensely for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) during the IPL 2025 as they lifted their maiden title. The right-handed batter smacked 657 runs in 15 innings at a strike rate of nearly 145, with eight half-centuries. 

While Jay Shah is set to leave the secretary post of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to start his journey as the next chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), then who will be the next BCCI secretary?

Last August, Jay Shah was elected unopposed for the next ICC chairman post. He will start the new role officially on December 1, after Greg Barclay ends his second tenure as the ICC chairman. Shah is going to be the youngest ICC chairman. He is set to be the fifth Indian to become the ICC chairman. 

Two names in strong candidates

Now, the BCCI needs a new secretary as Shah has to leave this role to become the ICC chairman. According to recent media reports, there are two strong candidates to take up this role. 

One name is Rohan Jaitley, the present President of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). The other name is Anil Patel, the present secretary of the Gujarat Cricket Association.

An India Today report claims that there will be no Special General Meeting (SGM) for the appointment of the next BCCI secretary.  

According to the India Today report, Rohan Jaitley is the favourite to take up the next BCCI secretary role. He started his journey in cricket administration four years ago after becoming the new DDCA President. His father was the previous DDCA President who held the role for 14 years. 

Rohan Jaitley's experience in the DDCA

Under Rohan Jaitley’s tenure, the DDCA has experienced massive improvement. His tenure successfully hosted five matches of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. 

Jaitley also played an important role in successfully organise the first edition of the Delhi Premier League. Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma, etc were the popular faces in the first edition of the tournament.