Virat: One of the two boys who had Patidar’s SIM said, “Now I have spoken to Kohli and my dream has come true.”
Virat: Indian cricketer Rajat Patidar recently found himself at the centre of a bizarre incident related to his old mobile number. It was a normal telecom problem that soon turned into a bizarre story, forcing the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain to plead with the police for intervention.
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According to a report by NDTV, Patidar’s old mobile number was inactive for more than 90 days, due to which his telecom provider deactivated it and later gave it to someone else. The number was bought by a boy named Manish from Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district, who activated it with a Reliance Jio SIM card in late June. Shortly after activation, Manish and his friend Khemraj noticed that the profile photo on their WhatsApp was that of Rajat Patidar.
Calls from Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers
A guy from Chhattisgarh purchased a new sim which turned out to be Rajat Patidar's old number.
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Here’s what happened 👇
• It all began on June 28, when Manish bought a new Reliance Jio SIM from a local mobile shop.
• The process seemed routine, until WhatsApp loaded and… pic.twitter.com/GvXJ6DMNJl
Soon after, the phone started receiving calls from legendary cricketers Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, who thought they were contacting Patidar. At the beginning of these bizarre incidents, the two boys found the situation funny and thought it was a prank or a mistake.
Matters worsened when Patidar himself contacted Manish and pleaded to return his old number. When Patidar revealed his identity, the youths jokingly replied, “And we are MS Dhoni.” They refused to believe that the caller was actually Patidar.
My life’s goal has been accomplished: Khemraj
Patidar warned, “Okay, I will send the police.” This quickly worsened matters. Within ten minutes, the local police reached Manish’s house to resolve the matter. Realising the gravity of the situation, Manish and Khemraj cooperated fully and returned the SIM card to its rightful owner.
Khemraj told the TV channel, “Due to the wrong number, I got a chance to talk to Kohli. The goal of my life has been fulfilled.”
