Indian Cricket team Captain is not only a champion on the cricket field but also, he has been unstoppable outside the cricket field. In another milestone, Virat becomes the first cricketer in the world to reach 100 million followers on social media. One would presume Sachin Tendulkar to be the most popular sportsperson in India. But, Kohli who’s chasing his numbers on the field had gone past Little Master’s social media numbers a while ago.
Kohli the unstoppable force
Kohli has 29.4 million followers on Twitter, 37.1 million on Facebook and 33.6 million on Instagram, making him World’s most followed Cricketer on social media.
The Indian batsman has left behind some of the well-known cricketers around the world, like Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma to become the first international cricketer to achieve this milestone.
Golden Tweet Of The Year
Virat is very much active on social media and regularly shares posts with his followers, keeping them updated with his daily life.
Recently, Kohli tweeted a picture with his wife and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma on the occasion of Karva Chauth. With over 215 thousand likes and still counting, this post emerged as the most liked Tweet in the year 2018. It also earned him ‘Golden Tweet’ of the year.
To A Fresh Start
After a poor IPL Season for Virat Kohli this year, he would look forward to a fresh start. He will be having bigger responsibility on his shoulders, where he will lead Team India against the top nine cricketing teams of the world. Kohli enters into the tournament as the number one batsman in ODIs and will have to play a key role with the bat in order to get his hands on the mega prize.
