Virat Kohli is a synonym for records be it on or off the field. On Tuesday, the former Indian captain created a record by becoming the 1st Indian to reach 200 million followers on Instagram. Kohli became the third athlete after Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to achieve this feat. The legendary football players have 451 million followers and 334 million followers, respectively.
Virat shared a post on Instagram, showing gratitude to his fans and followers. He captioned the post as, “200 mil strong. Thanks for all your support insta fam.” Kohli has been rested for India’s next T20I series against South Africa after struggling in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Virat Kohli scored 341 runs in 16 games in IPL 2022, with a strike rate of 115.98 and an average of 22.73.
200 million for Virat Kohli
The former Indian captain will get back on the field in July. Team India will be touring England to play one remaining test from the 5 match Test series in 2021. India is leading the Test series 2-1. Kohli stepped down as the T20I skipper after the 2021 World Cup and was afterwards replaced as ODI captain. In both roles, Rohit Sharma took his spot.
After India’s series in South Africa, he retired as Test captain as well, with Rohit succeeding him there as well. Kohli also stood down as RCB captain after the 2021 IPL season, making 2022 the first year in nearly a decade not being a captain of any of the teams for which he is playing. Fans will hope that Kohli regains his magical touch back with T20 World Cup just around the corner.
