Harbhajan Singh feels that this Hyderabad player can beat Virat Kohli in fitness

Virat Kohli revolutionized the fitness standards in Indian cricket. His passion to stay healthy and fit rubbed off on his teammates and a new era of fit individuals on the Indian team emerged. When he became the captain of the Indian national team he led by example in case of high standards of fitness.

In the recent Indian T20 League match between Hyderabad and Lucknow, former Indian off-spinner turned commentator Harbhajan Singh made a bold comment. He stated that if anyone can beat the former Indian skipper in terms of fitness, it is Rahul Tripathi.

Harbhajan Singh was Tripathi’s teammate in Indian T20 League 2021, while they represented Kolkata. Bhajji however decided to pull curtains over his career ahead of the 15^th edition of the tournament. While Tripathi was not retained by Kolkata ahead of the latest edition of the Indian T20 League and consequently was bought by the Hyderabad franchise.

Harbhajan’s compliment on the Maharashtra cricketer might have come from their time together in the Indian T20 League.

As far as Hyderabad’s campaign in the Indian T20 League 2022 is considered, they have begun it in the worst way possible. They have lost both their matches in the tournament and are reeling at the bottom of the points table. Rahul Tripathi however was good for the team in their second match scoring 44 runs off 30 deliveries. However, Hyderabad lost the match to Lucknow by 12 runs.