Virat Kohli Had This Band Tied On His Hand While He Broke Sachin’s Record. Do You Know What It Is?

Virat Kohli recently made headlines after he completed his 50th ODI century breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record in his presence. Sachin himself was present at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to witness the World Cup semi-final match. Now, Virat Kohli holds the record for most centuries in ODI matches.

Before the semi-final, in the match against South Africa, Virat equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s record by scoring his 49th century. After the outstanding semi-final match, Kohli has scored 50 centuries in the 279th innings.

During Kohli’s century, a distinct black band was noticeable on his wrist. After that, it has increased the curiosity among fans on social media. You must be curious to know about it too.

If you observe closely you will see a unique-looking fitness band in Virat Kohli’s hand. The fitness band does not have any display on the band. This band present in Virat’s hand is worn by most of the top athletes of the world. So, what is so special about this band? The band on Virat’s arm has been launched by a company named WHOOP.

Here is more about Virat Kohli’s unique fitness band:

This fitness band is of the Whoop brand, which is not yet launched in India. Among the different types of smartwatches and fitness bands available in the market, this one has its unique features. The features of this fitness band will surprise you.

What is special about Whoop?

The CEO and founder of the company is Will Ahmed. The company launched its first device WHOOP 1.0 in the year 2015. In the year 2021, the company launched its 4.0 version of the tracker. The company has also partnered with OpenAI recently.

• The data measured by other fitness trackers is not always precise. But Whoop claims that the health and fitness data tracked by Whoop Band is up to 99% accurate.
• This band not only tracks but also gives real-time stress scores.
• It is a recovery-focused tracker that also tells players how ready their body is to play and what kind of improvement is needed to better their performance on the field.
• The tracker has a sleep coach feature that tells you how much sleep your body needs to perform well. Unlike other trackers, it does not just tell you how many hours you are sleeping, rather, it suggests you every day how many hours of sleep you need for your body can perform 100%.

The fitness band is subscription-based

This fitness band is subscription based. You will have to pay a monthly subscription fee to use it. With the help of WHOOP 4.0, you can track heart rate variability, temperature, respiration rate, blood oxygen level, calories spent, and many other things. This fitness band collects this data 100 times in a second.

How much is the price of Virat Kohli’s fitness band that has no display?

Yes, you do not get any display in this fitness tracker. You can wear it 24×7. With the band, you can track your sleep and get data on both the energy spent throughout the day and how much you retained the next morning. With a 12-month subscription, you can buy this fitness band for $239. However, it is not available in India as of now.

Its monthly subscription charge is 30 dollars. Members also get access to the WHOOP app. It can be used on all platforms like desktop, iOS and Android.

The WHOOP fitness band is also used by many other prominent players apart from Virat

There are many pictures available on social media platforms, where this band can be seen in the hands of Surya Kumar Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, and many more. This device
is also used by top athletes around the world.

There’s Iyer too! Time for India launch @willahmed ? pic.twitter.com/UeDhSmj5py

— Sehaj Singh (@sehaj23) October 29, 2023

Recently WHOOP has partnered with Open AI. We know Open AI for its AI chatbot ChatGPT. By partnering with this platform, WHOOP has further enhanced its fitness tracker. With its help, you can seek answers to all the questions related to your fitness.

Will Ahmed wrote on social media platform X and shared that you can ask any question related to your fitness data and you will get the answer immediately.

This device not only keeps track of all your activities and the
calories spent on them. Rather, it tells you the next day how
prepared you are for an event. Overall, you get information
about recovery rate on this. In this way you can find out how
much you spent in a day and how much you recovered after a
night’s sleep.

Whoop 🤝 OpenAI pic.twitter.com/pXZl56XbZN

— Will Ahmed (@willahmed) September 26, 2023

Isn’t it fascinating? The WHOOP tracker sure has some unique features that are making our players pick them over other smartwatches and fitness trackers including Apple.