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Virat Kohli's Podcast: During a fan meet-and-greet event held ahead of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), star batter Virat Kohli made a lighthearted revelation about his teammates.

In a clip shared on RCB's official X (formerly Twitter) account, Kohli was asked which teammate he would least like to share a room with and which he would prefer as a roommate.

Virat humorously named young batter Swastik Chikara as the teammate he would avoid rooming with, playfully explaining that Chikara "does not leave him alone," implying he might be too enthusiastic or clingy.

"Because he does not leave me alone, so, definitely not him (Swastik)," Kohli replied.

Swastik, the 20-year-old who rose to fame with a hat-trick of centuries in the UP T20 League in 2023 and has played some matches for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket, has been the subject of many hilarious memes on social media because of his repeated presence around Virat. He is often seen carrying water for Virat and cracking jokes and pranks with him on and off the field.

Virat, however, said that he would like to have wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma as his roommate. He called the batter "funny" and someone who has a lot of "mischief" in his eyes. He also appreciated the keeper, who has 121 runs in seven innings so far for RCB, for his "street-smart" cricket.

"But one guy I think is really funny, but he has not opened up with me properly, is Jitesh [Sharma]. I want to see that really fun, raw side of him because I can see it in his eyes; he has that mischief about him. He is very street smart; you can see on the field that he finds different ways of looking at things. So, I would like to get to know him more," he concluded.

During the ongoing IPL, Virat is sitting in third place among the highest-run-getters, with 443 runs in 10 innings at an average of 63.28, a strike rate of almost 139, and six fifties, with the best score of 73*.

His side is at the second spot in the table with seven wins and three losses, and they will host Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at home on Saturday.

Inputs from ANI