NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) received a lot of flak for reportedly arranging Virat Kohli's fitness test in London while other players including ODI captain Rohit Sharma underwent the test at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
The Board's move did not go well with the fans and accused them for giving special privileges to Kohli. However, former India football captain Sunil Chhetri has made a big revelation regarding the whole matter. He revealed details about Kohli's fitness test conducted in London, confirming that Kohli's fitness test indeed took place there."
Chhetri confirmed the fitness test on the "Desi Premier League Podcast."
"A few days back, he (Kohli) was sending me his scores of one of the tests he was doing," he said.
"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 went on to draw a parallel between Kohli and Portuguese football icon Cristiano Ronaldo.
"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," said Chhetri.
"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.
"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.
