Indian Football Coach Open Challenges Virat Kohli in Fitness

Over the years, Indian sports have boomed across various disciplines, and one of them that has stood out is fitness. Indian cricket has seen a lot of improvement in fitness in recent years, with players and especially management prioritising fitness. In a recent development about fitness, Indian Football coach Ranjit Bajaj has made a big statement on Virat Kohli fitness and challenges him on one of his podcasts with Raj Shamani, Figuring Out. Let's find out what Ranjit Bajaj challenges Virat Kohli about, which has been making headlines recently.

Big Statement by Ranjit Bajaj on Virat Kohli Fitness

Virat Kohli is regarded as the fittest cricketer in the world, who has uplifted the fitness standards in the Indian cricket ecosystem. His fitness is clearly evident through his on-field presence and remaining less injury-prone compared to other cricketers. However, Ranjit Bajaj, the owner of Minerva Punjab FC and a former U19 Indian footballer, made a big statement about Virat Kohli's fitness, focusing on his Yo-Yo test scores. During the podcast, he said,

This statement by Ranjit clearly points out the fitness standards being built by him at the grassroots level, which can even compete with Virat Kohli and beat his Yo-Yo test score quite easily, as a game of football requires more agility on the field as compared to cricket. Bajaj was confident enough that even his academy's U13 players could score more than Virat Kohli, whose Yo-Yo test score is often kept as a benchmark score in the fitness world of cricket. Ranjit openly challenges Virat to compete against the youngsters of his academy as well.

What is the Highest Yo-Yo Test Score in Cricket by Indian?

The highest Yo-Yo test score in cricket by an Indian has been achieved by none other than the king of cricket, Virat Kohli, who went on to score 21.6 in a Yo-Yo Test. He scored this score in 2025, when he conducted the test in London under the BCCI's supervision ahead of India's tour of Australia in 2025. Virat has always stood out when it comes to fitness, while some other cricketers also did well in the Yo-Yo test. Here is the list of highest Yo-Yo test scores by Indian: