The fans erupted in cheers when Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir made a recent remark about Virat Kohli. In response to the anchor’s question about whose body he would rather enter if given the option, the 43-year-old named Kohli, pointing to the star batter’s extraordinary level of fitness.
As one of the greatest all-format hitters of his time, Kohli, 36, is one of the fittest cricket players in the world. Despite his retirement from Twenty20 Internationals following India’s World Cup victory last year, Kohli is still dedicated to Test and One-Day International cricket.
At India’s ABP News An anchor at the 2047 Summit questioned Gambhir:
“Agar aap ek din ke liye kisi aur cricketer ki shareer mein jaa sakte hain, toh aap kisko chunenge aur kyun? (If you had to pick a cricketer whose body you can go into for one day, who would you choose and why?)”
The ex-opener responded:
“Virat Kohli. Obviously he is the fittest guy in the team.”
The crowd members erupted in cheers and cheers at his response.
Since the latter took over as coach last year, Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir have collaborated well despite their many verbal altercations during the IPL. India has emerged as a powerful force in white-ball cricket under the 43-year-old, ranking first in both ODIs and T20Is. Gambhir led them to victory in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
“When you start and when you end, is your individual decision” – Gautam Gambhir on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s future
Regarding Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s future, the former cricket player said they should stay in the game despite their poor Test matches against Australia and New Zealand. At the same summit, Gautam Gambhir made the following statement:
“First things first, a coach’s job isn’t selecting the team. It is the job of selectors to select. The coach only selects the 11 who will play a match. Neither those who coached before me were selectors nor am I a selector. Till the time they (Rohit and Kohli) are performing, they should be a part of the team. When you start and when you end, is your individual decision. No coach, no selector, no BCCI can tell you when you should call it quits. If you perform, then why 40, you can jolly well play till 45, who’s stopping you?”
Gautam Gambhir
It is anticipated that the veterans will be included in the team that will be revealed for the highly anticipated five-Test series against England in June.
