Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Know 5 interesting things related to ‘Chiku’

Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli has earned many names all over the world. Some call him Run Machine and some call him King Kohli. He is also known as Chase Master, but fans call him ‘Chiku’.

Who gave the nickname ‘Chiku’ to Kohli?

There was a time when Virat Kohli used to play domestic cricket. At that time his cheeks were quite prominent and his hair style was also such that he looked like ‘Chiku’.

King Kohli himself had revealed this that one day while playing domestic cricket, he had got his hair cut in such a way that his coach Ajit Choudhary started looking like a chick.

Let us tell you that former Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni often used to call Virat Kohli ‘Chiku’ from behind the stumps.

Interesting things related to Virat Kohli :-

Former Indian team captain Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1998 in Delhi. His father’s name was Prem Kohli and his mother’s name was Saroj. He has a brother named Vikas and sister named Bhavana.

Virat Kohli picked up a bat at just three years of age and his father always played cricket with him. Seeing his son’s passion for sports, his father enrolled him in West Delhi Cricket Academy at the age of 9.

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Virat Kohli has received many awards:-

Virat Kohli was awarded the ICC ODI Player of the Year Award in 2012, Arjun Award in 2013 and Padma Shri in 2017.

Apart from cricket, Kohli was fond of tennis and football. When he had to choose a sport between tennis and cricket, he selected cricket.

Virat Kohli has also done wicketkeeping for India in international cricket. He kept twice wearing gloves, while Dhoni bowled against South Africa during this period.

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Virat Kohli had relations with Anushka before also:-

Before marrying Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli also had relationships with Brazilian model and actress Isabeli Laeti, Bollywood stars Sara, Tamannaah Bhatia and Sanjana.

Virat Kohli has had a crush on Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor since the beginning.