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.
