Virat Kohli, India’s captain, has established a new mark, this time for his incredible fan base rather than his remarkable batsmanship. The captain of the Indian cricket team made history on March 1, 2021, when he became the first Indian star to reach 100 million Instagram followers. Fans of the cricketer have never been more proud of him, as extraordinary as his achievement is. Netizens went to social media shortly after the news broke to send congratulatory comments and express their delight at the batsman’s ability to make Indians proud once more.
Kohli has surpassed some well known Bollywood figures, like Priyanka Chopra, who has a fan base of 60 million on Instagram, Deepika Padukone, who has 53.3 million, and even India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who has 51.2 million. Given how well-known he is around the world, his incredible track record shouldn’t come as a surprise. He is deservedly regarded as one of the top batsmen in the world, thanks to his outstanding leadership qualities.
Virat is not just the only Indian, but also the first Asian, to attain this milestone. The batsman is by far the most popular athlete on the Facebook-owned social media site. Kohli was named India’s most expensive star in the Celebrity Brand Valuation Study by Duff & Phelps, with a brand worth of USD 237.7 million. Kohli was also directly behind other world-famous footballers such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Neymar, according to this analysis. Ronaldo has a social media following of 500 million people, making him the most followed athlete on the planet. Reports Pinkvilla.
