Virat with his lookalike (Photo: PTI)

Virat Kohli look like: Before the Vadodara ODI against New Zealand, the picture of Virat Kohli giving autograph to a child had gone viral. That picture was in the news because the child to whom Kohli gave his autograph was his childhood look-alike. Meaning, it looks exactly like Virat Kohli himself was in his childhood. Perhaps that is why Team India's star batsman has now not only named his look-alike but has also made friends with him.

Named Chhota Chiku, Virat said this to Rohit Sharma

That child named Garvit Uttam was told about Virat Kohli's nickname in an interview. He said that Virat Kohli has called him 'Chhota Chiku'.

The child who went viral for being Kohli's childhood lookalike also told in the interview that when did Virat Kohli call him by that name? He said that when he called Virat-Virat in Vadodara, he looked at him and then said that he is coming. The child named Garvit Uttam further told that Virat also told Rohit Sharma about me. He told Rohit that his duplicate is sitting there.

Virat Kohli said to Rohit Sharma, “Wha dekh Mera duplicate betha hai (Look, my duplicate is sitting there)”.

– Virat Kohli called him a Chota Cheeku 😭❤️ pic.twitter.com/b4r1DopMUa

— Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) January 12, 2026

Virat made friends with his lookalike

There is also information that Virat Kohli has also told Garvit Uttam that from now on he is his friend.

VIRAT KOHLI'S CHILDHOOD LOOK-ALIKE KID GARVIT UTTAM SAID:

– “Virat Kohli said to him, I'm your friend from now on”. ♥️ pic.twitter.com/d0HHbny7Jf

— Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) January 12, 2026

How did Virat Kohli's look-alike come into view?

Garvit Uttam, who looks like Virat Kohli in his childhood, is from Panchkula in Haryana. But he was called to Vadodara along with his family to meet Virat Kohli. Garvit was discovered when an advertising company of the country had launched a campaign to find Virat Kohli's childhood look-alike for making an ad.