Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli, 32, has added yet another century to his credit, though not on the pitch this time, as he became the first cricketer in the world to have 100 million followers on social media platform Instagram.
Kohli is also the first person in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve the feat. “Virat Kohli – the first cricket star to hit 100 million followers on Instagram,” the ICC tweeted.
Kohli is also the fourth most followed sportsperson on Instagram.
Portugal football star Cristiano Ronaldo tops the chart with 265 million followers, while Barcelona captain Messi and Brazil’s Neymar stand second and third in the list with 186 million, 147 million followers respectively.
The others in 100 million club are Hollywood actor and former pro-wrestler Dwayne Johnson, American singer-songwriter Beyonce, and Ariana Grande.
Kohli, regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world, has 27 centuries in Test matches and 43 tons in ODI cricket.
He had earlier become the first Asian to reach 75 million followers on Instagram.
Surjitt Sahani
