Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers caught in wrong-number chaos as Rajat Patidar calls police on Chattisgarh boys

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar had an usual incident with two cricket fans from Chattisgarh as he tried to reclaim his mobile number. The Indian batter's previous mobile number had been inactive for over 90 days which had led to his telecom operator to deactivate it and subsequently reassign it, according to an NDTV report. 

The numer was reported assigned to a  boy from Chattisgarh named Manish who is a citizen of the state's Gariaband district. Manish activated the Reliance Jio sim card in late June and soon after activation he and his friend Khemraj noticed the RCB skipper's photograph appearing as the WhatsApp display picture in first sign of the number being assigned to the famous personality. 

Soon afterwards, the boys began to receive phone calls from important personalities like Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, who were trying to reach Patidar. Patidar himself also contacted the number and explained the situation to Manish and Khemraj while stating how important the number was for him with his connections like coaches, teammates and personal contacts reaching him. 

However, the boys did not believe that it was infact Patidar on the other line and humously replied, “And we're MS Dhoni”. RCB captain then warned them “Okay, I’ll send the cops,”. 

Just ten minutes later, local police had arrived at Manish's residence in order to mediate the situation. After realizing that it was in fact Patidar on the other end, Manish cooperated with the authorities and returned the SIM card to Patidar. 

Speaking about the incident to NDTV, Khemraj said, “I got to speak to Kohli because of a wrong number. My life’s goal is complete,” 

Notably, Patidar had shot to fame earlier this year after RCB had appointed his as skipper ahead of the season. The MP based cricketer not only led his side into the playoffs but also managed to win them the first ever IPL trophy under his leadership.