Former India pacer Ishant Sharma reflected on his longstanding friendship with Virat Kohli which dates back to their early days in the Delhi cricket circles. He also recalled a quirky tale on how the former India skipper had informed him about the pacer’s India call up. Both players made their international debuts in the late 2000s, with Sharma breaking into the national team just before Kohli. “When our India debut came, the name of the team came…he kicked me and said, your name has come. He said, will you really play for India? I said, brother, let me sleep,” said Ishant. Sharma who has played alongside Kohli from the U-17 level through to the senior Indian side, said that the former India skipper will always be Cheeku to him as opposed to the star that other people see. Story continues below this ad “I think Virat Kohli (the star) is for outside people. I can’t see him like that because we played in the U-17s. He is a childhood friend to me. When we were …