Kohli becomes second most-followed Indian after PM Modi on Facebook

By M. Khan -
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The Australian media started calling Virat Kohli a clown for abusing debutant opener Sam Konstas on the first day of the Boxing Day Test. On the first day of the fourth Test match of the series being played in Melbourne yesterday, the Indian batter had a dispute with Australian opener Sam Konstas, who made his debut. At the start of the Test, the 19-year-old Australian opener Sam Konstas batted aggressively against Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah while doing an extraordinary batting, on which the Indian fielders looked worried. At the end of the 10th over of the match, Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas collided shoulders, which was repeated between the two, but Usman Khawaja and the umpires intervened. After the incident, Virat Kohli was cautioned and fined only 20 per cent of the match fee and given one demerit point. After the incident went viral on social media, there are calls for Virat Kohli to be handed at least a one-match suspension. The Australian media called Kohli a 'clown' clown in Friday morning's newspapers. In the picture, the baby's feeder was also seen in his mouth. A newspaper called The West Australia published the headline of 'Kohli the clown', on which Indian supporters and fans were furious. On the other hand, in the post-day press conference, Sam Konstas called Virat Kohli's collision on the field a mistake, saying that he was adjusting his gloves, and he think Virat hit him by mistake.

MUMBAI: Indian skipper Virat Kohli has now become the second most-followed Indian on Facebook, behind only Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Virat Kohli has now become the ‘King’ of Facebook in India.

The skipper, with 35 million Facebook followers, is the most followed sportsperson in India and now just behind Narendra Modi, who has 42.2 million Facebook followers.

The Indian skipper has surpassed Bollywood star Salman Khan to become the second most-followed Indian on Facebook, behind only Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The 28-year-old cricketer has left behind towering celebrities from entertainment, sports and other fields in India.

Kohli also stars in the list of the fastest-growing pages of sportspersons on Facebook, which is led by football stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. All the top 10 athletes in this list include footballers, except Kohli and American wrestler John Cena.

Earlier this month, Kohli also became the sole athlete from India to feature in the 2017 Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes, ranking 89th with a total pay of $22 million. The list was led by football star Cristiano Ronaldo.

 

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