Team India skipper Virat Kohli played down fears that recurring back spasms could hinder his record-breaking career, insisting all players get “niggles” and they were “nothing new”. Kohli received treatment from the physio on day two of the Melbourne Test against Australia last week, appearing to be in pain just before he was out for 82 in the first innings.
“I’ve had this issue since 2011, it’s nothing new,” he said in Sydney ahead of the fourth and final Test against Australia.
“I’ve been able to manage it because of the physical effort I’ve put in over the past few years. And when you have a back that has these issues you can only maintain it that way.”
“If the workload gets high it can get into a spasm, I mean you don’t necessarily get serious issues, you get fine in two or three days,” he said.
“I’m not too concerned with it, you just have to manage it physically and stay ahead of the injury and I have been able to do it for now.
