Top 10 Most Followed Cricketers On Instagram
India is driven by a craze for the cricket sport, and that becomes quite evident with the huge number of followers the Indian cricketers have on their social media accounts. Here is a look at the numbers of their follower strength.
Thanks to the massive population size and the cricket fandom that India holds, it is not shocking to observe that the top 10 list of most followed cricketers on Instagram is backed by the Indian team.
From the crease to the gram, the craze of the citizens supporting the cricketers is something that cannot be shrugged off.
Even though, cricket does not hold its place as the national sport of the country, yet it dominates in heart and soul of every Indian, and if the odds are for it then no other stadium witnesses a massive crowd as when the Indian cricket team cross the rope.
Here are the top 10 most followed cricketers on the social media platform.
1. Virat Kohli
Former Indian skipper and batting maestro, Virat Kohli, shatters the record of 250 million followers on Instagram. Kohli tops the list of most followed cricketers on Instagram, apart from being the only Asian to amass such a milestone. Among all the athletes worldwide, Kohli is just third behind football favorites, Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who hold 586 million and 464 million followers respectively.
2. MS Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, fondly called ‘Thala’ by his CSK fans, bags the second highest number of followers on the networking site with 42.6 million followers, almost six times less than ex-counterpart Virat Kohli. The Chennai Super Kings keeper, MS Dhoni is considered to be the matchless captain, best finisher, as well as the greatest Wicket-keeper-batsman in the history of cricket.
3. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, arguably the greatest batsman of all time, takes the third position in fan following at a count of 40.5 million. The beloved cricketing figure is regarded as the all-time highest run scorer in both Test cricket and ODIs.
4. Rohit Sharma
Rohit Gurunath Sharma, India’s current skipper in men’s cricket, records a fan follower of 28.6 million. Rohit Sharma is potentially one of the best opening batsman and best batsman representing the youth, and is known for his six-hitting abilities, timing, leadership and elegance.
5. Hardik Pandya
Hardik Himanshu Pandya, the present-day Vice-Captain of the Indian cricket team witnesses a follower count of 26 million on Instagram. Hardik Pandya, the star cricketer and a batting all rounder, concludes the top 5 most followed cricketers. In the Indian Premier League, Pandya captains the Gujarat Titans. His brother, Krunal Pandya is also a part of the Indian cricket team, and currently represents the Baroda domestic cricket team.
6. Suresh Raina
Former international cricketer from the Indian team, Suresh Raina, has a fan base of 23.8 million count in the social site. Raina had stormed as a teen prodigy into the international cricket scene during the regime of Greg Chappell, and is one among India’s exceptional T20 batsmen.
7. AB de Villiers
The only non-Indian to jump into the top 10 fan following list, Abraham Benjamin de Villiers, has a follower count of 21.9 million. AB de Villiers is a former International cricketer from South Africa, and had represented Royal Challengers Bangalore team lately, along side his main man Virat Kohli.
8. Yuvraj Singh
Left-handed Indian international ex-cricketer, Yuvraj Singh, represent a fan base of 17.5 million. With his power-packed and classy batting style, Singh is still admired by a number of individuals, even as he showed a powerful comeback from rare lung cancer in 2012, and had established an NGO YouWeCan in the same year to create awareness, control and prevent cancer.
9. KL Rahul
Kannaur Lokesh Rahul, playing as the right-handed wicket-keeper batsman for India international cricket, exhibits 14.2 million followers on his Instagram. KL Rahul took only 20 innings to achieve the fastest international century across all three formats. He had scored an ODI century on his debut match in 2016 against Zimbabwe.
10. Shikhar Dhawan
The ultimate ICC event player and left-handed opening batsman of India, Shikhar Dhawan reveals a 13.7 million count follower on social media. Considered to be one of the most exciting and explosive cricketers in the world, Shikhar Dhawan is proclaimed to be the individual equivalent of the Australian cricket team post the World Cup of 1999.
The above numbers is a clear indication of the love for cricket in India and the transcending craze of netizens for their superstar cricketers, who are deemed no less than celebrities in a digitally-driven modern era.
Proofread & Published By Naveenika Chauhan
