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New Delhi, May 18: Skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday (May 17) credited former India strength and conditioning coach Shankar Basu for his transformation into a supremely fit athlete and said he will continue to train like a "maniac" till the time he plays cricket.
The Indian captain spoke about his fitness and the people who inspire him to train hard in an Instagram live session with the country's top footballer Sunil Chhetri.
On his transformation, Kohli said he would not take credit for it and revealed the man who got his career going in another template.
"It (fitness and training) is everything for me, I would not take credit for it, for me the biggest factor for my career going in another template has to be Shankar Basu," Kohli stated.
Kolhi further added that when Basu was at Royal Challengers Bangalore he pushed him into lifting.
"He (Basu) was a trainer at RCB, he introduced me to lifting. I was a bit hesitant, I had some back issues, it was a totally new concept for me. But within three weeks I was amazed at the results that followed.
"After that, he worked with me on my diet, I started paying attention to what was happening with my body, that's when I realised that because of my genes, I have to work twice or thrice on my body, I am doing the basic thing which my career requires me to do."
Kohli, who turned vegan as part of his fitness regime, has been amassing runs in international cricket and is also one of the team's fittest players.
On training, the swashbuckling batsman added, "Till the time I am playing the sport, I will be a maniac, if you are playing for the country, you have to work hard, if you cannot do that, then you should step away."
During the session, Kohli said he admires Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo who is always up for a challenge in big games.
"There are lots of people who look extremely good on field but to turn up for big matches that regularly, Cristiano stands out," Kohli said.
Kohli praised Ronaldo and recalled a Champions League round of 32 match between Juventus and Atletico Madrid in which the Portuguese superstar scored a hattrick to overturn a first-leg deficit.
"Like he went to Juventus and Champions League game, they lost 2-0 and then prior to return leg, he asked all his friends and family to come and watch the game saying 'it is going to be a special night' and then to play like that, score a hat-trick and take them through, unbelievable," Kohli said.
Kohli also added that Ronaldo's "beast" like mentality inspires him the most.
"That is beast mentality. I can literally count on fingers the number of people who can have that conviction to say something and then do it like that. That for me is extremely inspiring," Kohli said.
