Virat Kohli, who vacated the T20 captaincy after the T20 World Cup in the UAE last year, was later removed from the ODI captaincy.
Mumbai, First Published Jun 7, 2022, 11:33 PM IST
Mumbai: Despite losing color in the IPL 2022, Virat Kohli has set a new record outside cricket. Former India captain Kohli today became the first Indian to have 20 crore followers on Instagram. Kohli also thanked his 200 million followers on Instagram.
Virat Kohli is the third most followed cricketer in the world on Instagram and has the third largest number of followers. Kohli is second only to Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of the Portuguese football team with 45 million followers, and Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentine football team with 33.3 million followers.
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Virat Kohli, who vacated the T20 captaincy after the T20 World Cup in the UAE last year, was later removed from the ODI captaincy. Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of the Test team after losing the Test series against South Africa this year. Kohli had earlier vacated the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL.
The selectors have rested Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma from the Indian squad for the T20 series against South Africa. In the absence of Rohit, KL Rahul will lead India.
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The 33-year-old will play in next month’s Test series against England. It remains to be seen whether Kohli, who has been in poor form recently, will make the T20 World Cup squad. Virat Kohli has not scored a century in international cricket since 2019.
Last Updated Jun 7, 2022, 11:33 PM IST
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