Virat tells kids not to waste time indoors
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli on Thursday pushed the cause of physical fitness and encouraged kids to play outdoor sports while launching his personal athleisure line with a German sports lifestyle brand.
After unveiling his personal One8 line, Kohli, who recently turned 29, said all health concerns will disappear if one is able to take care of one’s body. For the uninitiated, 18 happens to be the Indian skipper’s jersey number.
“There is so much of technology that children nowadays don’t go out and play..they are more interested in video games and indoor stuff, which wasn’t the case during our times,” Kohli said here.
“I want to encourage kids to come out and play sports. When I was growing up there were no such facilities but we created our own badminton courts out of a small area. That’s how you develop, it’s not about going to stadiums to play, you can create your own space and play.
The Delhi lad also urged people to not waste time on mobile and other devices and instead utilise that time for physical fitness and training.
“We reach a stage where there is an urgent need of going out for walking or jogging, and only then we sort of do it because it is a crisis situation. Don’t wait for the last minute and take time out for fitness daily, which in turn will influence people around you in the right way.
“It’s not only about body building or having those big muscular look but its about keeping oneself fit by playing more and more outdoor games,” he said.
Fresh from a T20 International series win against New Zealand, Kohli will soon be in action when the Indians take on the visiting Sri Lankans in the first of the three-Test series, starting November 16 in Kolkata.
TAYLOR THANKS MATES FOR HELP ON TWITTER
NEWDELHI:: Conceding the threematch T20I series 2-1 to India after losing the decider game in Thiruvananthapuram, New Zealand cricketer Ross Taylor has signed off from India, but he has got something to reveal.
Taylor, in his new Instagram post, has unveiled the names of people who helped him with Hindi to tackle the Twitter banter with Virender Sehwag.
The people behind Taylor?s witty and humorous Hindi tweets were his compatriot crickter Ish Sodhi and staff member Dev. Taylor posted an image on his Instagram to bid India goodbye, but with yet another message for Sehwag.
The post read, “As always India it was a pleasure. FYI - the two responsible for helping me with banter with @virendersehwag are here in this photo, thanks Dev and @ic3_odi , signing off with one last message: Dhullai aur Silaai Anne waale samay mein jaari rahegi ??#India #indvnz #Mumbai #darji.?
The Twitter wordplay between the two cricketers started when Sehwag used Taylors’ name as its phonetic resemblance ‘tailor’, which translates to ‘darji’ in Urdu.
“Well played @RossLTaylor Darji ji. Great effort after handling the pressure of Diwali orders .#indvsnz,” Sehwag wrote. To everyone’s surprise, Taylor replied to Sehwag’s ‘Darji’ comment in perfect Hindi, leaving everyone completely stumped, including the former opener. “Thanks @virendersehwag bhai agli Baar Apna order time pe Bhej dena so Mai Apko agli Diwali ke pehle deliver kardunga ..happy Diwali,” Taylor quipped.