Fan sells mother's jewellery to meet Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli's fan Nikash Kanhar, who hails from Kandhamal district in Odisha, sold off his mother's jewellery to finance his travels and meet the cricketer. The 33-year old private bus conductor has met Kohli four times, the last being at the second ODI in Cuttack. "Kohli asks me about myself whenever he sees me," said Nikash.
You all know Sudhir Gautam who paints his body in the India tri-colour and wears Sachin Tendulkar's name on his chest. You have heard about Mahendra Singh Dhoni's crazy fan Ram Babu. Now meet Nikash Kanhar, a Virat Kohli die-hard fan.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. (Also read: Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh grateful to fans for energy and support)On Sunday during India's third and final ODI against England at the Eden Gardens here, Nikash was seen with the Indian flag in hand and donning a 'Virat' Team India jersey in the stands waving the Indian tri-colour relentlessly."I watch matches at Visakhapatnam, Cuttack, Ranchi, Kolkata and sometimes in Punjab," Nikash told IANS on the eve of the tie.Like Sudhir and Ram, Nikash has also renounced a lot for the love of the game and his hero Kohli, one of the world's finest batsmen at the moment."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.