India’s star footballer Sunil Chhetri has revealed that Virat Kohli shared his fitness test score with him. Virat gave a fitness test in London, while other players conducted a fitness test at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bangalore. Meanwhile, Sunil Chhetri has been very impressed by Virat’s fitness report, who has compared ‘King Kohli’ to veteran footballer Christiano Ronaldo (Cristiano Ronaldo Hindi).

Discussing the desipl podcast, Sunil Chhetri said that Virat Kohli had shared a fitness test score with him. Chhetri said that such a fitness level can inspire any sluggish person. Chhetri said, “A few days ago Kohli sent me a score of his fitness test. It is a very good thing to be in contact with such fit people.”

Kohli and Ronaldo ever …

Sunil Chhetri also said that there has been a similarity between Virat Kohli and Christiano Ronaldo that they are never satisfied with their achievements. He said, “I do not know Ronaldo personally. I have seen and tested them, I know Virat Kohli. I have got the equality in both of them that they have never got satisfaction from what both of them have achieved.” He also admitted that he wanted to go beyond the spirit of satisfaction like Virat and Ronaldo.

Looking at Sunil Chhetri’s career, he took retirement in June 2024, but in March 2025 he took a U-turn from retirement. He played matches for Team India in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers. He has scored 95 goals in 155 matches played for India so far.

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Virat Kohli Fitness Comparison with Asia Cup Team: Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is one of the most fit players of Team India. Virat takes great care of his health by doing a daily work out and following a better diet plan. But India’s Hockey Asia Cup team consists of 18 such dhurandhar, which is completely fit like Virat Kohli. Paddy UPTON, who was the mental conditioning coach of India’s cricket team, has spoken about Virat Kohli and Team India’s hockey players in a conversation with India Today.

18 players like Virat Kohli

Paddy Upton is currently the mental conditioning coach of India’s hockey team. Paddy Upton, who hails from South Africa, compared cricket and hockey, saying that the biggest difference in both sports is of fitness level ‘. Paddy further said that ‘only Virat Kohli among the players of Team India can fulfill the training in hockey squad’.

Paddy Upton further said that ‘I do not want to compare both teams, because both are completely different sports. But I want the Indian cricket team to come and do only half the training session with the hockey team and I think after this all the players of the cricket team will be lying on the floor ‘.

Paddy Upton further said that ‘I think Virat Kohli will be the only players who will be able to stand up to more than half the training session. This is the difference that I have seen between the two teams. If you talk about fitness, then there are 18 players like Virat Kohli in the hockey team. At the same time, there is only one Virat Kohli in fitness in India’s cricket team.

Paddy said about hockey players that ‘I love to associate with such a high-performing team. I learn a lot from them. When I understand the psychology of hockey, then it is known that this is a team sport. Cricket is also a team sport, but more than that it is also played personally ‘.

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