Virat Kohli finds it ’embarrassing’ to be called King
Indian batting great Virat Kohli has asked fans to stop calling him king, saying it embarrasses him.
He participated in the Royal Challengers Bangalore event at the Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru on 19 March.
“Guys, we have to reach Chennai very soon and a chartered flight is also booked for that, but first you stop calling me this word (King).”
He stressed, “I was telling Faf (Faf du Plessis) that when I am called King and react like that, I feel embarrassed everywhere. Please call me only Virat Kohli from now on. Don’t use that word, it causes me so much embarrassment.”
Kohli appeared in front of fans and media after two months, after taking a break from cricket before the five-match Test series against England in January to be with his wife Anushka Sharma. During this time, a second child was born to the couple.