I am not a robot, I too will take rest when my body asks for it: Kohli 

INDIA SKIPPER Virat Kohli has suggested that he will take a break whenever he feels its needed.

Addressing the media ahead of India’s first Test against Sri Lanka in Kolkata, the prolific batsman iterated that his body will burn out if not recuperated appropriately. As reported by Indian Express, the Delhi-lad said, 

“Definitely I do need rest, why don’t I need rest? When I think of the time my body should be rested, I’ll ask for it. I am not a robot you can slice my skin and check I bleed.”

The elegant batsman further explained why spectators need to understand that players are rested according to their workload and the time they spend on the crease. 

“This is one thing which I don’t think people explain properly. There is a lot of talk from the outside in terms of workload – whether a player should be rested or should not be rested. All cricketers play 40 games in a year. Three guys who should get rest, their workloads are to be managed. 11 players play the game but not everyone would have batted 45 overs in an ODI game or not everyone would have bowled 30 overs in a Test match. But the ones who are doing it regularly need to be assessed because the body takes that much time to recover. People only look at ‘oh everyone has played 40 games’. They don’t look at time spent on the crease.”
 

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