Gujarat spinner Vishal Jayswal gets signed ball from Virat Kohli after bamboozling him in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Apart from Virat Kohli, Vishal Jayswal also dismissed Nitish Rana, Rishabh Pant and Arpit Rana in Delhi vs Gujarat match.

For any budding domestic player, a photo with Virat Kohli would make them pin it to the wall. But a wicket of Virat Kohli would help them build his career around it.

One such scene played out at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on Friday, long after the noise of the Delhi vs Gujarat Vijay Hazare Trophy clashing. Gujarat’s young left-arm spinner Vishal Jayswal, who had just produced the best performance of his List-A career, walked away from the game with more than four wickets in his pocket. He walked away with a match ball signed by Virat Kohli.

Jayswal troubles Kohli & Delhi

Jayswal was the one bowler who truly challenged Delhi’s star-studded batting lineup. Finishing with figures of 4 for 42 in 10 overs, he was instrumental in keeping Delhi to 254 for 9, a total that looked well within Gujarat’s reach for most of the chase.Among

his four wickets, the biggest prize was Kohli himself. The former India captain was in ominous touch, fresh from a century in the previous game and racing to his fifty in just 29 balls. On 77, trying to punch the left-arm spin, Kohli stepped out, and Urvil Patel’s gloves did the rest.

Despite dominating every other bowler, Kohli was kept quiet by Jayswal. In fact, he gave away just five runs off the 12 deliveries he bowled to him and walked away by completely bamboozling him. To put things into perspective, Kohli couldn’t free up his arms against the 27-year-old and thus had a strike rate of just over 40 against him. Whereas against all other bowlers, it was 147.

Delhi beat Gujarat in Vijay Hazare Trophy

After the match, the moment that mattered most to Jayswal arrived. Kohli handed him the match ball, signed and smiling, a simple gesture that can leave an everlasting impact on a player. Jayswal later posted the picture with a caption was great as well. “From watching him on TV to sharing the field. Grateful for moments like these.”

The match itself was tight. Delhi’s innings leaned heavily on Kohli’s 77 and Rishabh Pant’s 70, while Jayswal’s four-for prevented it from running away. Gujarat were cruising at 121 for 1 before losing their way in the middle overs. Aarya Desai’s 57 and Saurav Chauhan’s late 49 brought them close, but they were eventually bowled out for 247 in 47.4 overs, falling seven runs short. Prince Yadav’s 3 for 37, along with key spells from Ishant Sharma and Navdeep Saini, sealed it.