The village boy from Chattisgarh, who got Rajat Patidar's inactive SIM card, shared about his experiences of receiving phone calls from Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Kohli, Villiers- Royal connections of Patidar were not aware of the fact that the phone number once belonged to Rajat and is now in the hands of another person. That too is because of protocols from the telecom service provider.

Manish and his friend Khemraj are now treated like celebrities in their village, as they were fortunate enough to talk with stars like Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Many crazy people can only dream about watching Virat or other star players right in front of their eyes, while Manish and Khemraj talk with their hero over the phone, which was no less than winning a hefty lottery for them. Manish and Khemraj now share their experience of talking with the cricket royals—what Virat Kohli said, what AB de Villiers said, etc. 

"I never imagined I would speak to Virat Kohli one day, and that too from our village. When AB de Villiers called, he spoke in English. We couldn't understand a word, but we were so thrilled. When Manish used to get calls, he would hand over the phone to me. The callers who identified themselves as Virat Kohli and Yash Dayal asked us why we were using Patidar's number. We explained to them we had bought a new SIM, and this is our number," Khemraj.

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Patidar seek help from police 

According to media reports, Rajat Patidar also called them to recover the SIM card mostly because of the contact base and privacy concerns. That number also had a WhatsApp, where Manish and Khemraj saw Patidar's photo in the profile picture. When phone calls from the cricketers started to come, they thought that it might be some kind of joke or prank. Even when Patidar called, they were not ready to believe the seriousness of the matter.

With no option in hand, Patidar called police to sort out the matter. Police went to their doorstep and recovered the SIM card. Gariaband Deputy Superintendent of Police Neha Sinha stated that there was no legal issue, as the case was a result of standard telecom procedures.