Rice-Mutton Curry To Diet Food! How Virat Kohli Changed His Food Habits For Fitness - Pradeep Sangwan

Pradeep Sangwan, fast bowler and former teammate of Virat Kohli, recalled how Virat Kohli changed his food habits for fitness.

Sangwan, who played alongside Virat Kohli in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup, recalled how the right-handed batsman was a big foodie during those days.

Virat Kohli is one of the fittest cricketers in international cricket currently. The right-handed batsman is all set to play his 100th Test during the upcoming India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test in Mohali. He will become the 12th Indian batsman to achieve this milestone in Test cricket.

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The Only Thing That Mattered For Virat Kohli Was Taste: Recalls Pradeep Sangwan

During a conversation with The Indian Express, Pradeep Sangwan revealed how Virat Kohli used to be a big foodie.

“I know how much of a foodie he was. He used to eat a lot. Mutton-rice, everything. He would even walk for kilometers to go to various food joints; the only thing that mattered was taste,” said Sangwan.

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Sangwan also recalled how Kohli had changed his food habits during the Ranji Trophy tournament in 2010. He revealed that Kohli used to eat diet food and never missed his fitness sessions during IPL.

“In 2010, when he came to play for the Delhi Ranji team, everything was different. He was eating boiled food. He wouldn’t drink more than 200 ml of liquid at a time. Rice-mutton curry had been replaced with diet food. I was surprised at how much he had changed himself”.

“I used to meet him during the IPL and he never missed his fitness session. Most of the time, I saw him working out in the gym. His focus was way ahead of all of us. Often, cricketers do get lazy and have a ‘cheat day’ but Virat would never do that,” Sangwan further said.

Virat Kohli’s commitment to fitness is a very known thing. He is credited to raise the bar of fitness among Indian players. Now, he is all set to play his 100th Test match against Sri Lanka.

However, he will not lead the team in the match as he stepped down as captaincy earlier in January this year.

After India’s 2-1 loss to South Africa in the previous Test series, Kohli announced to step down as Test skipper. Earlier, he has stepped down as T20I skipper in November post ICC T20 World Cup 2021. BCCI also removed him as ODI skipper as they wanted the same captain for the white-ball format.

Ahead of India vs Sri Lanka Test series, Rohit Sharma was nominated as the new Test skipper of India. Sharma is now the skipper of the team in all formats. India will face Sri Lanka in two Test matches. India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test commences on March 4 (Friday) at IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.

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