Virat Kohli opens up about Anushka Sharma's hand in turning him vegetarian for life

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is widely recognised as one of greatest modern-day batsmen in world. Apart from dazzling with bat on a consistent basis, prolific run-scorer is also a livewire on field with his fielding abilities. Moreover, 31-year-old is an excellent runner between--wickets who often takes on fielders by taking that elusive extra run. According to Virat Kohli himself through an earlier interview, he started taking care of his fitness around 2012 to improve his speed and to become a better athlete overall.

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Virat Kohli diet change brought upon by his wife Anushka Sharma

Virat Kohli recently interacted with Vogue India where he revealed reasons that prompted him to change his diet. Indian captain said that his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, has been a vegetarian for past four years. He stated that his wife’s love and compassion for animals is something that made him “look at things differently”.

Virat Kohli diet

Virat Kohli added that because of Anushka Sharma, he decided to ditch eating meat and take up a life of a vegetarian himself. He stated that he has w been a vegetarian for last two years. Virat Kohli also cited “health reasons” behind his dietary change. In an Instagram live chat with Kevin Pietersen, Kohli claimed that reason mainly was that his body had become acidic by start of 2018, which could have caused him more fitness and health issues in future. As a result, he took up diet, more so in 2019 World Cup and claimed in an interview with Graham Bensinger that he never felt better while playing as he could recover quickly between short span of matches. In a recent chat with Sunil Chhetri, Kohli also revealed that his favourite 'cheat meals' would include Delhi's famous Chole Bhature.

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Virat Kohli marri with Anushka Sharma

cricketer met Anushka Sharma for first time in 2013. After four years of dating, both he and actress tied kt in Venice, Italy in December 2017. wedding between Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma is regarded as one of most high-profile associations between cricket and Bollywood in recent years.

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Virat Kohli net worth

According to Forbes, Virat Kohli net worth figure from past year is estimated to be around ₹196 crore (US$26 million). Moreover, his overall net worth is estimated to be around ₹900 crore (US$119 million) according to multiple reports. A major part of his net worth comes from his own business investments and endorsements. Virat Kohli net worth also comprises of his earnings from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as an active Indian cricket player, which is ₹7 crore (US$925,730) per annum.

Virat Kohli salary figure lies around ₹24 crore (US$3.1 million) per year considering that he earns ₹17 crore (US$2.24 million) per season from Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. Apart from his IPL contract, he also earns through endorsing for brands like Audi, Flipkart, Google, Hero MotoCorp, Puma, Uber and Valvoline.

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