Virat Kohli introduced the Yo-Yo test back in 2017 when he took over the all-format captaincy of India and other countries followed suit.
What is a Yo-Yo test?
The Yo-Yo test is a fitness assessment done by cricketers around the world.
What is Virat Kohli’s score on Yo-Yo test?
Former India skipper Virat Kohli made a good score of 19 on the Yo-Yo test.
The cut-off to be eligible for getting selected in Virat Kohli’s Team India was 16.1. However, other nations had the cut-off much higher.
England, New Zealand, and Australia used to have 19 as the cut-off on yo-yo score while for South African players it was 18.5, and for Sri Lankans and Pakistanis, it was 17.4.
Virat Kohli is a role model around the world, not just for budding cricketers, but also in the fitness industry. The fitness standards that the Delhi-born cricketer has set are incredible with millions across the globe considering him as their inspiration and idol.
Virat Kohli is currently gearing up for the WTC 2023 Final against Australia, to be played at the Oval from June 7.
Unlike the Indian players, the Australian team doesn’t have injury issues and have a full squad to select from while India are depleted of resources.
Here are 2 Australian players who could beat Virat Kohli’s yo-yo score of 19:
David Warner
David Warner is one of the fittest cricketers in the world. The pocked dynamo opener has rarely missed matches due to injury. Warner is super-duper swift in the field and runs spans of the field in quick time. The southpaw also is amongst the fastest runners between the wicket. Having given Kohli a run for his money on the run-scoring charts, Warner is likely to have also beaten Kohli’s Yo-Yo score of 19.
Pat Cummins
The current Australia Test and ODI skipper, Pat Cummins, lost plenty of years from his cricket career initially due to injuries. However, by around 2016, once Cummins was back, with a remodelled action and a better strength, he never looked back and kept on rising in the bowling charts, and is hailed as one of Australia’s greatest-ever Test pacers.
Cummins has skipped IPL as well at times to remain fit and fresh for Australia duty and has rarely missed Test matches for injury since his return. He lean and at the peak of his fitness, runs in hard, no matter in tiring conditions of Australia or in the extreme heat of the UAE, Pat Cummins has shown exceptional fitness levels to deliver searing spells. He could certaintly be on par, or better on yo-yo score with Virat Kohli.
