Ashish Ranjan
Virat Kohli is the most followed cricketer on Instagram with 256 million followers. Former India captain MS Dhoni, who is second on the list with 44.9 million followers, trails him by a wide margin. According to the Hopper Instagram Rich List 2023, Kohli charged a staggering amount of INR 14 crore per sponsored Instagram post.
No other Indian earned more from Instagram during the period than the legendary batter. On the list topped by football legend Cristiano Ronaldo and followed by World Cup champion Lionel Messi, Kohli was ranked fourteenth.
According to the report, the erstwhile Royal Challenger Bangalore captain charged a staggering USD 1.38 million for an Instagram post. According to Hopper HQ, the amount translates to INR 21.49 crore per position in Indian currency. He is the only Indian on the list of the top 20 Instagram earners.
king Kohli prepares for the ODI World Cup 2023
In the recent two-match Test series between India and the West Indies, Kohli scored fifty and one hundred in his two innings. He also participated in the opening match of the three-match ODI series but did not bat. The former India captain’s next assignment will be the Asia Cup, which commences on August 30.
Later this year, Kohli will participate in his fourth ODI World Cup. In his second and third tournament appearances, in 2015 and 2019, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals with the squad. In the upcoming World Cup, which will be played exclusively in India for the first time, he will be eager to go.
Before making his international début, the Delhi batter was already well-known, as India had won the under-19 World Cup under his leadership. In 2008, when India played Sri Lanka in an ODI, he played his first match for the senior India squad. In a short period of time, Kohli established himself as a dependable top-order batsman. After almost fifteen years on the circuit, the former India captain has accomplished remarkable feats and earned his immense fame.
