Sri Lankan fan called Virat Kohli 'Chokli', Kohli also replied

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Tezzbuzz|31-07-2024

Indian star cricketer Virat Kohli T20 World Cup He is going to be seen in action once again after 2024. Virat is a part of Team India for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka and he has also started practice before the series starting on August 2. However, before the first ODI, a video of Virat is becoming quite viral in which a Sri Lankan fan teases him by calling him Chokli.

In this viral video, it can be seen that while Kohli is going through his warm-up routine, a fan suddenly started chanting “Chokli-Chokli”, Kohli also heard the voice of this fan and turned his head towards the fan and also replied to this fan angrily. It was clear from the expression of displeasure on Virat's face that he was not happy with the actions of this fan.

If you don't know, then let us tell you that Virat Kohli's trolls on social media use the word 'Chokli' to troll him. In this, his surname 'Kohli' is combined with the word 'choking', which reflects the belief that Kohli underperforms in knockout matches for India.

The term gained prominence after Kohli was dismissed for 1 during India's exit from the World Cup in 2019. This was the third time Kohli was dismissed for 1 in an ICC knockout match, having suffered the same fate in the 2015 World Cup semifinal against Australia and the 2017 Champions Trophy final against Pakistan. Angered by the term used against him, he too replied, “Not here.”

Let us tell you that Kohli reached Sri Lanka on Monday morning for the ODI series, but the first scheduled practice session was canceled due to rain in Colombo. However, the former Indian captain managed to do his first net session the next day on Tuesday.

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