'My U-13 players score better than Virat Kohli': Indian football club owner draws bizarre comparison between young footballers and RCB icon
Delhi FC owner and Minerva Academy director Ranjit Bajaj claimed his under‑13 football players record higher Yo‑Yo test scores than Indian cricketer Virat Kohli. Kohli’s Yo‑Yo score of 21.6, set in 2025, remains the highest in India, while England’s Alastair Cook leads the global chart with 22.3. Bajaj made the remarks on the "Figuring Out" podcast hosted by Raj Shamani and invited Kohli to test the claim against his academy players.
- ▪Ranjit Bajaj said every U‑13 player at his academy scores above Kohli’s Yo‑Yo test result of 21.6.
- ▪He also asserted that his U‑15 group would outperform the cricketer by a significant margin.
- ▪Kohli’s Yo‑Yo score is the highest recorded in India as of 2025.
- ▪Alastair Cook holds the top global Yo‑Yo score of 22.3.
- ▪Bajaj publicly challenged Kohli on the fitness metric during a podcast hosted by Raj Shamani.
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