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The most well-known cricketer in the world, and a former captain of India, Virat Kohli, has a huge fan base both in India and abroad. After a gap of more than a month, Virat rejoined the national team. In the Asia Cup 2022, when he hit two fifties and then recorded his first century in T20Is, he found his form again. The India talisman also ended a century-long drought of two years. Virat achieved another significant milestone after winning the Asia Cup 2022 when he became the first cricketer to have 50 million Twitter followers. Over 211 million users follow Virat, making him one of the most well-known users on the social media platform. Additionally, he has more than 49 million Facebook fans, bringing his total number of followers on social media to more than 310 million.
Key takeaways
- Virat Kohli became the first cricketer to reach 50 million Twitter followers.
- Kohli boasts of having more than 211 million Instagram followers.
- In the recently finished Asia Cup 2022, Kohli returned to form with a bang.
Virat as India’s top run-scorer
Virat Kohli achieved another achievement to his already impressive resume when he became the first cricketer to amass 50 million Twitter followers. He had earlier become the first Indian to have more than 200 million Instagram followers, moving him into third place behind footballers Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the athlete following.
In India’s final Asia Cup match against Afghanistan, former India and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, who had taken a month off to prepare for the tournament, finally scored his 71st century after a lengthy wait. With 276 runs, he finished the season as India’s top run-scorer and the tournament’s second-highest run-scorer overall.
Virat had a large social media following before he struck his first T20I century and declared his return to the 22-yard arena, but it increased dramatically after that. He claims to have 49 million Facebook friends, which enabled him to amass 310 million social media followers, increasing the already unfathomable numbers. Other movie stars would be envious of his accomplishment.
The third most followed Indian account on Twitter is now Virat Kohli’s. Only the PMOs and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official Twitter accounts have more followers than he has.
On Twitter, Virat is the fifth-most followed sports person. In this case, Cristiano Ronaldo comes in first. He has a Twitter following of around 95 crores. Second place in this list goes to football player Wayne Rooney. Neymar of football is fourth, and Kevin Durant of basketball is third.
Examining Kohli's tweets on Twitter
- In September 2009, Kohli signed up for Twitter.
- His wife, Bollywood actor-producer Anushka Sharma, is shown in his profile photo.
- He frequently writes about cricket in his blogs.
- Kohli shares photos of his practice sessions and on-field activities.
- He also reveals to his fans his rigorous exercise regimen.
- A link to his apparel company, one8, is also posted on his Twitter.
- With a message he shared with his wife Anushka Sharma in honour of Karwa Chauth, Kohli was also included in the Golden Tweets of the year in 2018.
- The message also became the year’s most-liked Tweet with over 215 thousand likes.
- On social media, Kohli follows 93 users on Instagram and 52 on Twitter, most of whom are other cricket players.
- The future seems bright, Kohli remarked in a recent Instagram post with a picture of two young ladies practising on the same field as the Indian captain.
Kohli to open batting?
In Afghanistan’s final Super 4 game of the Asia Cup 2022 last week, Kohli broke a century drought that had lasted more than a thousand days by scoring his first T20I century. Due to Rohit Sharma’s absence from the contest, Kohli’s 71st century in a test match came as the opener. Rohan Gavaskar, a former Indian batsman, thinks Virat starting the batting for India in the T20 World Cup 2022 might be a “huge” move given Kohli’s impact at the top of the order. He stated- ‘Look, I think that’s a terrific option when it comes to whether or not Virat should open. His T20 numbers are fantastic when you look at them. He has a strike rate of about 160 and an average of 55 to 57. Those are incredible numbers.’
‘His most recent innings, a perfect 122, indicates that he likely enjoys opening. If my memory is correct, he stated that he intended to play at the opening position in the current or previous season of the Indian T20 league. It is therefore evident that he intends to do it.’Consequently, it’s an effective alternative for the Indian team, he continued.
Virat Kohli surpassed Previous Records during the Asia Cup 2022
For his game, which had recently taken a different direction, Kohli stepped down from the T20I captaincy. Despite his best efforts, the 33-year-old could not deliver a standout performance. However, the Asia Cup 2022 significantly altered the situation. After opening against Pakistan with a 35-run attempt, he scored two half-centuries in a row, one against Pakistan and the other against Hong Kong.
He had a failure against Sri Lanka and was out for a duck, but he came back even more vital to break all barriers and overcome all challenges in the match against Afghanistan. When Kohli and KL Rahul opened the game, they scored 122* in 61 balls. He persevered throughout the 20 overs and scored his first T20I hundred that day, shattering numerous records. Before beginning the T20 World Cup preparations, he will be seen in India’s home series against Australia and South Africa.
