India Vs South Africa ODI Series: A 2-match test series was played between India and South Africa, in which Team India suffered a shameful defeat by 2-0. After the Test series, the Indian team will play a 3-match ODI series from November 30, the first match of which will be held at the JSCA International Cricket Stadium in Ranchi. The process of Indian players reaching Ranchi for this series has started. Today i.e. on November 26, 2025, former captain Virat Kohli has reached Ranchi.

Warm welcome for Virat Kohli in Ranchi

Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli was given a warm welcome after reaching Ranchi. A huge crowd of fans was seen to get a glimpse of him. When Kohli came out of the airport, a large number of police forces were deployed. Former Indian team player Saurabh Tiwari was also seen with Virat. Saurabh used to play domestic cricket for Jharkhand only. He played with Virat Kohli in the Under-19 World Cup winning team in 2008.

#WATCH Jharkhand: Indian cricketer Virat Kohli arrives in Ranchi ahead of the first India vs South Africa ODI match to be played on November 30 at the JSCA International Cricket Stadium. pic.twitter.com/ozsfFV0URQ

— ANI (@ANI) November 26, 2025

Virat is expected to score runs in the series against South Africa

Virat Kohli will be seen playing on the field for the first time after the Australia tour. Virat has recently returned from London. Virat had a bad start on the Australia tour. Kohli could not open his account in the first two matches of the ODI series. However, in the third match he played an unbeaten inning of 74 runs on 81 balls. In this match, Rohit Sharma scored a century and Team India got a big victory by 9 wickets.