Virat Kohli credits RCB conditioning coach for incredible fitness

Indian cricket’s poster boy Virat Kohli is recently being praised for not only his exemplary batting skills but also for his tremendous fitness which has enabled him to stay agile on the field.

The maestro’s transformation from a chubby round-faced boy to a super-fit cricketer should inspire one and all. When he posted a photo of his perfectly toned body, the netizens congratulated him.

Virat Kohli with his recent performances with the bat has impressed fans so much that they have started comparing him with the Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar. His fitness and stamina too were highlighted as he has batted for hours on end without missing many games through injury.

Recently, the man has revealed the secret to his incredible fitness on the social networking site Instagram. He thanked Shankar Basu, the strength and conditioning coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, for helping him bring this transformational change.

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Basu, who worked with Virat, has even said that in terms of fitness the Indian batsman has surpassed tennis superstar Novak Djokovic. The Serbian is revered all around the world for his exemplary fitness regime and is one of the fittest players in the tennis circuit.

The fitness bug bit Virat which led him to invest Rs. 90 crore in setting up a gym chain. The man is going great guns at the moment with some magnificent batting displays. Sticking to his basics, Kohli is gradually becoming the best T20 player ever and has a great average this year too.

In the IPL, he has already scored 154 in just 2 matches and he is looking good for more in the upcoming matches of the competition.

He works extremely hard on his fitness and according to some of his teammates, that is one of the reasons behind his outstanding success. According to Cheteshwar Pujara, Kohli works extremely hard in the gym sessions to keep himself at the peak of fitness.