We stumbled upon a small clip from one of Virat Kohli’s interviews, wherein he revealed certain unknown anecdotes about his nickname ‘Cheeku’, and it is simply unmissable.

Virat Kohli is indeed an eminent cricketer, and this needs no introduction. The popular cricketer is also immensely loved for his humble nature and friendly bond with his teammates and other acquaintances. However, Virat shares the most lovable bond with MS Dhoni, and proof of the same has often been found in their social media banters, interviews and many more. Now, we stumbled upon a small clip from one of Virat Kohli’s interviews, wherein he revealed certain unknown anecdotes about his nickname ‘Cheeku’, and it has a special connection with MS Dhoni.

Virat Kohli revealed who gave him the nickname ‘Cheeku’

In an interview with Star Sports, Virat Kohli can be heard opening up about his nickname ‘Cheeku’. He explained how his state coach gave him this name as his ears were big, similar to the famous comic, Champak’s one of the characters named ‘Cheeku’. Thus, since then, his state coach started calling him by this name. Virat shared:
‘My nickname is ‘Cheeku’ because a state coach gave me that name because my ears are big and I had cut my hair very short one time. There was a comic named Champak in which there was a rabbit character named Cheeku, and he had big ears. So he started calling me ‘Cheeku’ from that day.’