Fittest Cricketers: From Virat Kohli to Hardik Pandya, here are the 5 fittest cricketers of current era

Gone are the days when all one needed were strong batting and bowling skills to excel in cricket. In the modern era, a cricketer first and foremostly needs to be fit. Almost every country now conducts fitness test before picking players in the team. Pertinently, cricketers work as passionately to remain fit as they do to improve their cricketing skills.

There are a number of cricketers in the current era who are emerging as fitness models of cricket world. They not only motivate the fellow players but inspire fans as well. In this piece, we look at the five fittest players playing the game currently. 

1. Virat Kohli

It shouldn’t surprise anybody to see Virat Kohli tops the list. The Indian skipper is one of the top fitness freaks of the cricket world. He is exceptional in the field and who can deny his energy of staying at the crease. 

The 30-year-old also is a quick runner between the wickets. Most of his big knocks include a lot of ones and twos, which again reveals how fit a player he is. The Delhi-born cricketer also keeps posting awe-inspiring gym session videos of him across social media.

2. Jonny Bairstow

Bairstow is probably a new entry in the fittest cricketers of current times. The wicket-keeper batsman made a huge enhancement in not only his cricketing skills but to this overall fitness as well. He recently finished World Cup 2019 as one of the most productive fielders.

The Yorkshire cricketer actively saved runs on the boundary as Buttler was keeping the wickets. The 29-year-old looks fit and rapid whenever he walks into the field. 

3. Glenn Maxwell

Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell is a player with quick reflexes and stunning fitness. Whenever he gets inside the ground, you rarely see him out of the action. He keeps moving around the field and has a bullet arm as well. 

Pertinently, the right-handed batsman owns distinctive ability to send balls way back to the pavilion when it comes to batting.

4. Faf du Plessis

How often do you hear the name of Faf du Plessis when it comes to fitness? The South African skipper also is one of the fitness inspirations in the cricket world. He is really quick between the wickets and owns some sharp fielding skills as well.

The 35-year-old also has a safe pair of hands and doesn’t drop any chances quite often. 

5. Hardik Pandya

He bats and bats well, he bowls and bowls quick, he fields and throws harder. Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya is surely emerging as a fitness model among the younger generation of Indian cricketers. He also often makes his fitness training videos public to highlight the importance of robustness in cricket. 

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