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    "editor1": "<p>Kolkata, Jan 22 (CRICKETNMORE): You all know Sudhir Gautam who paints his body in the India tri-colour and wears Sachin Tendulkar&#39;s name on his chest. You have heard about Mahendra Singh Dhoni&#39;s crazy fan Ram Babu. Now meet Nikash Kanhar, a Virat Kohli die-hard fan.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ms-dhoni-felicitated-by-kapil-dev-at-innings-break-during-third-odi--23188\">MS Dhoni felicitated by Kapil Dev at innings break during third ODI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hailing from Kandhamal district in central Odisha, the 33-year old private bus conductor has met his idol Kohli four times, the last being at the second ODI in Cuttack.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On Sunday during India&#39;s third and final ODI against England at the Eden Gardens here, Nikash was seen with the Indian flag in hand and donning a &#39;Virat&#39; Team India jersey in the stands waving the Indian tri-colour relentlessly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I watch matches at Visakhapatnam, Cuttack, Ranchi, Kolkata and sometimes in Punjab,&quot; Nikash told IANS on the eve of the tie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Like Sudhir and Ram, Nikash has also renounced a lot for the love of the game and his hero Kohli, one of the world&#39;s finest batsmen at the moment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I do not have the finances to travel across India but I want to watch every game our country plays. I have shunned the daily household chores and my responsibilities for this and my favourite Virat Kohli.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He (Kohli) has always been very kind to me and asks me about myself whenever he sees me,&quot; a beaming Nikash said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>If Sudhir pushed his marriage to a later date to watch India play at every venue, Nikash sold off his mother&#39;s jewellery to finance his travels.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With Tendulkar long retired and Dhoni in his twilight days, Kohli is well and truly Indian cricket&#39;s poster boy now, fittingly having his &#39;Super Fan&#39; to follow him.<\/p>\r\n",
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