“Kohli was sending me his scores” - Sunil Chhetri confirms Virat Kohli taking up fitness tests in London

Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri has confirmed that the Indian talismanic batter Virat Kohli was sending his scores when he was doing a fitness test in London. Notably, Kohli has already announced his retirement from T20Is and Test formats.

While Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, and Mohammed Siraj all travelled to Bengaluru for their yo-yo tests, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) received a lot of flak for Kohli opting to have his fitness tests in London.

“A few days back, he (Kohli) was sending me his scores of one of the tests he was doing. It is so addictive, and it is so good to know these kinds of people. On your bad days when you feel a bit lethargic, you see them and think, ‘let’s go’. When you are at the top, everyone wants to be a Virat Kohli or Ronaldo, and for these two to keep their place is unbelievable,” Chhetri said on the Desi Premier League Podcast.

According to reports published on the internet recently, Kohli and Rohit Sharma might announce their international retirement after the conclusion of the three-match ODI series against Australia Down Under.

It’s worth noting that Chhetri and Kohli share a good bond, and hence it is not surprising that the former compared Kohli with Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo. Notably, Kohli is a big fan of Ronaldo and has repeatedly spoken about his fondness for the legendary footballer.

"I don’t know Ronaldo personally. I have watched him, studied him. I know Virat. The one common thing about these two is that they are just not happy with what they have already achieved. I tried in my own way to inculcate the same thing because once you start getting into that circle where you start thinking about what you have done, good or bad, then you are not on the same track that you want to be," said Chhetri.

"Whatever happened today, gaya (it is over). Otherwise, how does a Virat Kohli or Ronaldo get up and again be at their best?. It is not easy. When you are successful for so long, when you have done so much, when you have won almost everything, to still get up and do what they are doing is unbelievable," he added.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s next international assignment is the three-match ODI series against Australia Down Under in October this year.

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