Virat Kohli Instagram followers hit 200-mn mark- beats Neymar! FIRST Indian to do so

Virat Kohli, former India and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain has crossed the charts of popularity beyond belief! Virat Kohli Instagram followers have just crossed the 200 million mark. Kohli has also beaten footballer Neymar on this score.

Virat Kohli Instagram followers: Cricketer Virat Kohli had breached the 100 million mark of Instagram followers last summer. And now, he has become the first Indian to cross the 200 million followers mark on Instagram. (AP)

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1/5 Virat Kohli Instagram followers: Cricketer Virat Kohli had breached the 100 million mark of Instagram followers last summer. And now, he has become the first Indian to cross the 200 million followers mark on Instagram. (AP)

“200 mil strong, thanks for all your support insta fam,” posted Virat Kohli after taking to the social media platform to thank his Instagram family along with a small GIF video featuring several glimpses of his cricket life in collage format. (Virat Kohli / Instagram)

2/5 “200 mil strong, thanks for all your support insta fam,” posted Virat Kohli after taking to the social media platform to thank his Instagram family along with a small GIF video featuring several glimpses of his cricket life in collage format. (Virat Kohli / Instagram)

Virat Kohli has also become the third most followed sports person who touched the 200 million followers mark on Instagram after footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi who have 451 million and 334 million followers on the app respectively. While Brazil football star Neymar is just behind Kohli on the fourth spot with 175 million followers. (AFP)

3/5 Virat Kohli has also become the third most followed sports person who touched the 200 million followers mark on Instagram after footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi who have 451 million and 334 million followers on the app respectively. While Brazil football star Neymar is just behind Kohli on the fourth spot with 175 million followers. (AFP)

After the 2021 T20 World Cup, Kohli gave up the captaincy in T20 Internationals and was later removed as the ODI captain too. Rohit Sharma replaced him in both positions. Later, he resigned as India's Test captain as well after India's series in South Africa. (PTI)

4/5 After the 2021 T20 World Cup, Kohli gave up the captaincy in T20 Internationals and was later removed as the ODI captain too. Rohit Sharma replaced him in both positions. Later, he resigned as India's Test captain as well after India's series in South Africa. (PTI)

Virat Kohli also stepped down as captain of RCB after the 2021 season of the IPL, which made 2022 the first year in the whole decade in which he is not captaining any team. Despite that, Virat Kohli's popularity has reached the 200 million mark on Instagram. (PTI )

5/5 Virat Kohli also stepped down as captain of RCB after the 2021 season of the IPL, which made 2022 the first year in the whole decade in which he is not captaining any team. Despite that, Virat Kohli's popularity has reached the 200 million mark on Instagram. (PTI )