Virat Kohli became the first Indian to cross 100 million followers on Instagram on Monday.
Virat Kohli became the first Indian to cross 100 million followers on Instagram on Monday. The right-handed batsman is also the first cricketer in the world to achieve the landmark and the International Cricket Council (ICC) hosted an elite club on the social media site to welcome Kohli in which football stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Neymar Are included. Among other celebrities. After Kohli, actor Priyanka Chopra is the most Indian on Instagram with over 60 million followers.
Apart from Instagram, Kohli also has a large fan following on other social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. He has 40.8 million followers on the micro-blogging site so far, while Facebook has over 36 million likes.
Portugal and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed person on Instagram with over 266 million followers. He is followed by noted singer Ariana Grande who has 224 million followers, while retired WWE superstar Dwayne Johnson is third on the list with 220 million followers.
Kohli is currently in Ahmedabad with the Indian cricket team, as they will start the fourth and final Test match against England from 4 March.
Kohli, who recently became the most successful Indian captain on home soil, has been training hard ahead of the series-deciding match.
Earlier in the day, he shared a picture with Team India’s strength and conditioning coaches Nick Webb and Soham Desai. Sharing the picture, Kohli wrote that they both make life difficult for him in the gym but it helps him give his best on the field.
India won the Test series 2–1 and need to win at least or win the last match against England to qualify for the World Test Championship final.
