Virat Kohli is one of the greatest batsmen in world cricket, as known to us all. Besides playing some serious cricket, Virat always looks like a chill guy, just like every youngster among us. Virat follows the updates in Indian cinema regularly. One can even see Virat making a few dance moves on the grounds during the matches to keep the audience entertained and active. Virat has broken numerous records in Indian cricket and is widely regarded as the best player in the country, alongside Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar. Such a great player is a fan of Tollywood’s very own Megastar Chiranjeevi. Virat is even called after Chiranjeevi by the nickname “Chiru”. Do you believe this? Doubts might have been raised in your minds about the possibility of Virat being a fan of Chiru. Your doubts will be answered here. Keep reading the story.
Megastar Chiranjeevi is a huge star hero from Tollywood who has spread his name and fame to the entire nation in his young days. Chiru used to have a large fan base among the general public. Dwaraka Ravi Teja, from the Telugu states, was a huge fan of Chiranjeevi. He was also the roommate of our dear Indian cricketer Virat Kohli during his teen years. Both Ravi Teja and Virat Kohli shared the room as Under-15 teammates. Ravi Teja used to watch Chiru’s songs on television and enjoyed them. Virat, who was very energetic in his teen days, used to dance to Chiru’s songs. Also, Virat used to ask Ravi Teja to play the songs of Chiru whenever they were free. The roommates used to have a Chiru fandom that they shared. Ravi Teja and Virat thus started calling each other by the nickname “Chiru” whenever they met.
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Virat Kohli recently went to England to play a T20 and ODI series against the hosting team. Ravi Teja, who settled in the UK, met Virat Kohli a day earlier. They shared all those childhood memories together and spent quality time together. Ravi Teja clicked a picture with Virat and revealed the interesting story of India’s best cricketer being a fan of Tollywood’s best actor, Chiranjeevi.
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