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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Mumbai, April 3:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;India mens cricket team skipper Virat Kohli has revealed the real story about his nickname &lsquo;chiku and how it was popularised by veteran wicketkeeper-batsman M.S. Dhoni who shouted it many times during a cricket game from behind the stumps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;MS (Dhoni) has sort of made my nickname famous from behind the stumps. In the stumps&#39; mic, people pick up,&quot; Kohli told Kevin Pietersen during a chat session on Instagram on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He revealed that it was his first-class cricket coach who nicknamed him &lsquo;chiku&#39;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I got this nickname from a coach in the Ranji Trophy. I used to have big cheeks then. In 2007, I thought I was losing hair. I got my hair cropped and my cheeks and ears stood out. I got the name from a cartoon character. The rabbit in the comic book Champak,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Prior to the interview, Pietersen had also shared a picture of Kohli&#39;s younger days and asked him about the photo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 31-year-old laughed and said: &quot;I don&#39;t recognise him anymore. We did have a lot of fun then. 2009 and 2010 you (Pietersen) were with us and we really hit off from day 1. And we had a gun team with Mark Boucher and Jacques Kallis.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli also shed light on him turning vegan, saying it is the best decision he has made in his life.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;In 2018, I got a cervical spine issue. I could barely feel my finger and I could not sleep the body was acidic, my stomach started pulling calcium from my bones and my bones got weaker.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I cut down uric acid from my body and I left meat. That is the best decision I have made in my life. I have never felt better waking up. I can play 3 games a week and can recover within a day after a Test match and go on another,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n",
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