‘I’ve played most games in last 15 years’: ‘Fit as ever’ Virat Kohli dismisses game time concerns in Australia ODI comeback

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‘Fit as ever’

“Well to be honest, the amount of cricket I’ve played over the last 15-20 years, I’ve actually not rested at all if that makes sense. I’ve probably played the most number of games in the last 15 years in international cricket, combining the IPL together as well. So for me, it was a very refreshing time off.

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“I’m feeling as fit if not fitter than I’ve ever been before and yeah you can just feel the freshness when you know you can play the game and mentally you know what to do out there it’s just the physical preparation that really needs to be taken care of,” Kohli told in a chat with Ravi Shastri and Adam Gilchrist on Fox Sports.

Kohli indeed leads the charts in terms of match time in international cricket, having featured in a whopping 535 of his 551 career matches since the start of 2010, besides 238 IPL matches. He is followed by his long-time India teammate and former captain, Rohit Sharma (444 int’l and 243 IPL matches,) who is also gearing up for his comeback in the India blues for the first time since the Champions Trophy.

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