{"id":4841,"date":"2024-03-20T07:19:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T07:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/20\/virat-kohli-asks-fans-to-stop-calling-him-king-i-feel-embarrassed-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T07:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T07:19:27","slug":"virat-kohli-asks-fans-to-stop-calling-him-king-i-feel-embarrassed-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/20\/virat-kohli-asks-fans-to-stop-calling-him-king-i-feel-embarrassed-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli asks fans to stop calling him &#8216;King&#8217;: &#8216;I feel embarrassed&#8217; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-108639215,imgsize-76224.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virat Kohli asks fans to stop calling him &#8216;King&#8217;: &#8216;I feel embarrassed&#8217; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Virat Kohli asks fans to stop calling him &#8216;King&#8217;: &#8216;I feel embarrassed&#8217; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Virat Kohli<!-- --> has requested his fans to refrain from addressing him with the title &#8216;King&#8217;. The Indian batting legend expressed his discomfort at being called by that name, stating that it made him feel embarrassed.<br \/>Speaking at the grand unboxing ceremony of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/royal-challengers-bangalore\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">RCB<\/a>&#8216;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">IPL<\/a> jersey held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where the franchise was also rebranded as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Virat addressed the crowd.<br \/>Also See: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/schedule\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL schedule 2024<\/a><br \/>The 35-year-old star cricketer humbly requested his fans to discontinue using the term &#8216;King&#8217; when referring to him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Firstly, you need to stop calling me that word (king). Please call me Virat. Don&#8217;t call me that word (king). I was just telling <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/faf-du-plessis\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Faf du Plessis<\/a> that I feel embarrassed every year when you call me that word. So just call me Virat, please, from now on; don&#8217;t use that word. It&#8217;s very embarrassing for me,&#8221; Virat said during the event.<br \/>RCB will kick off their <!-- -->IPL 2024<!-- --> campaign in the tournament opener against defending champions Chennai Super Kings on March 22 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. <br \/>RCB have never won an IPL title since the tournament&#8217;s inception in 2008. <br \/>On the other hand, CSK have five titles to their name.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }\n    }\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/vsp1jarvispvt.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has requested his fans to refrain from addressing him with the title &#8216;King&#8217;. 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