• By Abhishek Tripathi
  • Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:30 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Virat Kohli Fitness Test in England: In a rare move, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reportedly made a special exception for the batting mogul Virat Kohli, allowing the senior batter to take the mandatory fitness test in London.

Notably, the rest of the squad underwent testing at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

According to Dainik Jagran's senior journalist Abhishek Tripathi, many Indian cricket team players have completed their fitness assessments ahead of a busy international schedule.

Kohli's fitness test was conducted in England, whereas Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, and others underwent the test at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on August 29.

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Virat Kohli Fitness Test: Star Batter's Yo-Yo Test Took Place In England

Kohli, who is currently residing in London with his family, earlier this year brought the curtains on his Test and T20 cricket careers, focusing solely on ODIs.

With focus on the one format, the star batter is likely to feature in India's ODI series against Australia in October-November. After undergoing a fitness test, the physio's report has been submitted to the BCCI.

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Acording to the report, Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill, Jitesh Sharma, Prasidh Krishna, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Harshit Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Rajat Patidar, Ravi Bishnoi, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Mukesh Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Sarfaraz Khan, Tilak Verma, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar and Yashasvi Jaiswal have completed or partially completed their fitness test in the first phase.

Fitness Test Second Phase In September

Now the second phase of the fitness Test will take place in September, focusing on players' rehabilitation or returning to play. This group of players includes prominent cricketers such as KL Rahul, Akash Deep, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy, and Rishabh Pant.