Indian captain Virat Kohli interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 'Fit India Dialogue' on Thursday, where he talked about the importance of fitness in daily lives. Kohli, who is currently in the United Arab Emirates with the Royal Challengers Bangalore, also gave insights on his own experience with the transition to importance of fitness over the years in cricket.

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In the interaction with PM Modi, Virat Kohli said that he experienced the need for fitness levels to be better in his initial playing days.

"I experienced a transition. In the era when I started playing cricket, the demands of the game were changing very quickly. Our fitness routines weren't fit for the demands of the game and we needed to change. We were short from fitness point of view, the skills were not an issue," Kohli told the Prime Minister.

"I experienced a self-realization on fitness, that it should be a priority. I realised that I needed to improve on my fitness. Now, the priority on fitness is such that I won't mind losing training sessions but I feel bad when I lose fitness session."

PM Modi pointed out that Virat, who hails from Delhi, must be missing the delicious foods of the city, naming 'Chhole Bhatoore' in particular, to which Virat chuckled and said that he had to sacrifice the food to maintain his fitness levels.