Fitness-freak Marcus Stoinis travelling with Indian chef during World Cup

Marcus Stoinis travels w/personal chef to ensure low-carb diet during ODI World Cup. He follows ketogenic diet & enjoys baked oats w/protein. Mumbai-born chef Velton Saldanha travels w/Stoinis & cooks meals from hotel kitchens. He seeks peak performance & invests in himself.

A fitness freak who is very particular about his food intake, Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is travelling across India with a personal chef to ensure that he is getting a low carb diet during the ODI World Cup.

The 34-year-old all-rounder is on a ketogenic diet (high-fat, low-carb) with baked oats infused with protein one of his favourites, according to a report in cricket.com.au.

Mumbai-born Velton Saldanha, a chef trained in French cuisine, travels with Stoinis while he is in India and cooks him meals out of the Australian team's hotel kitchens, according to the report.

"Quite a few of the Indian boys do it, that's where I got the idea," Stoinis told cricket.com.au's 'Unplayable Podcast'.

"I've always been quite strict with my food and all that stuff in my preparation."

The Australian team has its own chef, who oversees food preparation as they move around the country, but Stoinis has gone a step further in his pursuit of peak performance.

"Garlic naan is out. Gluten-free banana bread and shepherd's pie with roasted cauliflower mash are in. A roast butter chicken, the intersection of Saldanha's French training and his Indian heritage, has also been a hit," the report said.