REVEALED: Here's how Virat Kohli got his nickname 'Chiku'

Vijay Lokapally, a senior journalist with The Hindu, has recently published a biography on Kohli titled Driven: The Virat Kohli Story, where he has revealed how the Delhi boy received the nickname. According to Lokapally, Kohli received this rather funny nickname during his days as a junior cricketer.

Lokapally wrote in his book: "The Delhi team was playing Ranji Trophy match in Mumbai. Virat has not even played a total of 10 first-class matches. He was a part of set-up that included players he had looked up to -- (Virender) Sehwag, (Gautam) Gambhir, (Rajat) Bhatia and (Mithun) Manhas. He was more than happy to be sharing the dressing-room with them.

"One evening, he returned to the hotel with his hair nicely cropped. He has spotted a fancy hair salon close by and given himself a new look.

"How is it?" Kohli asked excitedly as he ran into a couple of younger colleagues.

"Not bad, you look like a Chikoo (Sapodilla)," joked Ajit Chowdhary, the assistant coach looking from a distance.

"The name struck. Chikoo. Virat didn't mind it all."

The nickname has stuck with Kohli since that Ranji Trophy match. Even during his days with Team India, Yuvraj Singh, who is considered Virat’s close buddy, has been seen referring to Kohli as ‘Chiku’.

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