Shoaib Akhtar: “(Virat) Kohli is a fitness freak and his team completely looks up to him”

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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has praised India captain Virat Kohli for being a “fitness freak”.

Kohli is widely regarded as one of the fittest players in the game right now, as well as the best batsman.

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In the recently concluded limited overs series against the West Indies, Kohli scored 183 runs in the three-match ODI series, which included two half-centuries and a career-best knock of 94 not out, at an average of 183 and a strike-rate of 190.62.

While he didn’t score as many runs in the three-match ODI series that followed, he struck a game-winning 85 in the third ODI, which helped India win the series 2-1.

“(Virat) Kohli is a fitness freak and his team completely looks up to him. If the captain is agile and sets such standards, the side will obviously follow,” Akhtar said in a video on his YouTube channel.

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