Punjab Kings batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who made a rollicking start to his IPL career, has referred to an Indian batsman as the Cristiano Ronaldo of cricket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Impressed by Kohli’s fitness, the young Sri Lankan batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa has compared Virat Kohli with Portugal and Manchester United star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who is one of the fittest athletes in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For him, Virat Kohli is the Cristiano Ronaldo of cricket for sure. The work that he puts can obviously see the results. You can compare him to anyone when it comes to fitness or even skills-wise. He plays so hard and young cricketers like me could learn a lot by talking to him, Rajapaksa said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Showering praise on Kohli’s fitness, Rajapaksa said outside of the team Virat Kohli, he always speaks to him and gets some advice on fitness. He’s at another different level when it comes to fitness, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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