Who is Himanshu Sangwan? All you need to know about Railways pacer who clean bowled Virat Kohli

Legendary Indian batter Virat Kohli's return to the Ranji Trophy after a span of 12 years was being celebrated by the Delhi crowd at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in a grand manner. The whole stadium was echoing with cheers. However, it was cut short by Railways' Himanshu Sangwan, who ended Virat's stay on the pitch after just 15 balls.

29-year-old pacer from Railways team ended Virat Kohli's inning on the score of just 6 runs after clean bowling him on day 2 of his Ranji Trophy return match against Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday. The former Indian captain could only play 15 deliveries on his domestic cricket comeback

Virat's boundary off Sangwan did make everyone happy but that was it. Kohli could not score more than 6 runs and returned back to the dugout leaving himself and the attendance disappointed.

Himanshu Sangwan, a 29-year-old pacer, was born in Delhi on September 2, 1995. On September 27, 2019, Himanshu made his Railways List A debut while competing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the 2019–20 campaign. He debuted in Twenty20 cricket at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on November 8 and in first-class cricket at the Ranji Trophy on December 9. He had already collected five T20 wickets from seven games, 21 List-A wickets from 17 games, and 77 first-class wickets from 23 Ranji Trophy matches prior to the encounter against Delhi.

His mother, Bhagwan Rati, is a teacher, while his father, Surendra Singh Sangwan, is a bank manager. Their unwavering support got him through these difficult times. A friend told him about employment vacancies with the Indian Railways after he had been in the wilderness playing cricket for two years. After submitting an application, he was hired six months later to work as a ticket collector at the New Delhi station.

Sangwan made his Railways U-23 debut in 2018. He finished the season with 37 wickets from seven games. He was quickly included in the Ranji Trophy squad last year due to his achievements. Having removed Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane in his debut season against Mumbai,