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Virat Kohli In 100mn Club Of Instagram, First Indian Cricketer To Do So

Virat Kohli In 100mn Club Of Instagram, First Indian Cricketer To Do So

Recently, our cool captain Virat Kohli broke Dhoni’s record of captain with most test match wins and now he made another record but this one is beyond cricket stadium. He has a crazy fan following on Instagram and within a month 7million more joined Virat on Instagram making him the only Indian cricketer with 100mn followers. He is first in Asia with such a huge fan base.

Even though his Instagram century is a reason to celebrate, he is still lagging. Here are the top 5 sportspeople around the world with a massive fan following.

Who Are The Top 5 Most-Followed Athletes?

Cristiano Ronaldo

 

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The football legend from Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo, has around 266 mn followers.

Lionel Messi

 

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Second is the Barcelona Captain Lionel Messi with 187mn followers.

Neymar Junior

And the third on the list is 29-year old Brazilian football star Neymar da Silva Santas Junior with 147mn followers.

Virat Kohli

 

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With 7mn new followers, Virat is now under the 100mn club of Instagram however he is lagging on Twitter where around 40.8mn people follow him. M.S. Dhoni is not even in the list as only 40.8mn people follow him on Instagram.

Lebron James

 

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Last year, Kohli surpassed basketball legend, LeBron James, with 70 million followers whereas James has only 69 mn followers. James has now slipped to 5th position with 80.2 mn followers.

Virat has taken the Indian Cricket Team to a whole different level and achieve several milestones in his career. From the cricketer with double tons in tests, an ODI batting behemoth to scoring 70 international centuries, Kohli has become the greatest player of all time.

However, his stardom began in 2008 with the U-19 World Cup victory where he was featured as a star of the edition.

Virat believes in consistency whether in-game or popularity. He is now the most valuable celebrity brand as well.

India has won 34 matches under his captaincy and upcoming India vs England test match is going to be the most crucial one of his career. If India wins the fourth and final match against England in Ahmedabad’s Mortera Stadium then it will reach the final of the World Test Championship.

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