Delhi Premier League: Virat Kohli’s nephew, Virender Sehwag’s sons in auction list | Cricket News

Virender Sehwag’s elder son Aaryavir Sehwag. (File)

Aaryaveer Kohli, 15, the son of Virat Kohli’s elder brother Vikas Kohli, has been included in the preliminary draft of gamers shortlisted for the Delhi Premier League (DPL) auction scheduled for July 5.Aaryaveer, a leg-spinner, trains underneath Raj Kumar Sharma—Virat Kohli’s childhood coach—on the West Delhi Cricket Academy. He has been slotted in Category C, having been a registered participant for Delhi Under-16s final season. In Delhi cricket, registered gamers are those that make it to the ultimate squad of 30.He shouldn’t be the one relative of an Indian cricket legend in the combination. Another younger cricketer with the same title—Aaryavir Sehwag, the 17-year-old son of former India opener Virender Sehwag—additionally options in the draft. Aaryavir, who represented Delhi Under-19s and scored a exceptional 297 in opposition to Meghalaya, has been positioned in Category B, alongside along with his youthful brother Vedant, 15, an off-spinner who performed for Delhi Under-16s.This 12 months’s DPL will characteristic eight groups, with Outer Delhi and New Delhi franchises becoming a member of the present six: East Delhi Riders, North Delhi Strikers, West Delhi Lions, South Delhi Superstarz, Purani Dilli 6, and Central Delhi Kings.Last 12 months, East Delhi Riders clinched an exciting three-run win over South Delhi Superstarz to win the inaugural Delhi Premier League T20.

The first season unearthed skills like Priyansh Arya and Digvesh Rathi, who went to bag a good-looking IPL contract and likewise did nicely for his or her respective workforce’s. Priyansh Arya grabbed eyeballs when he hit six sixes in an over on his option to 120 off 50 balls in a DPL match, and which helped him bag a whopping Rs 3.80 crore. The southpaw scored 475 runs, together with a century for IPL 2025 runners-up Punjab Kings. Meanwhile, Rathi, who was purchased by Lucknow Super Giants snapped 14 wickets in 13 outings.