'Aur kuch log ise Deepak Hooda se replace karna chahte thhe' - Fans congratulate Virat Kohli as he becomes third most influential sportsperson on Instagram alsongside Messi and Ronaldo

Former India and Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli is one of the top sportspersons in terms of most fan following across social media. A lot of cricketers don't even come close to him. In fact, Kohli is competing with film stars, musicians, WWE wrestlers, and many more. Meanwhile, in a list released by Hype Auditor, the former skipper is ranked seventh overall.

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In the sportsperson category, the 2008 U19 World Cup-winning skipper is ranked third. Only the likes of Portugal football player, Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina skipper Lionel Messi are ahead of him. Talking about the list, the website released a list of the top 1000 influential people on Instagram. The likes of Ronaldo and Messi top the list while some art and cinema celebs are ahead of Kohli.

This is how Twitter reacted

Virat kohli 🐐😍

— Snehashish Paul (@SnehashishPaul7) May 22, 2023

How can a guy with fake followers influence someone?

— Akdas (@Akdas_Hayat) May 22, 2023

Virat Kohli is one & only cricketer ❤ pic.twitter.com/oXgqXjavKp

— Shakti Man 💥 (@IamShaktiMann) May 22, 2023

Man he is competing Ronaldo Messi and here Clowns compare with him like rohit sharma 😭😭🚶

— ROY (@Justinoffcl2_) May 22, 2023

Kohli is competing with Ronaldo and Messi. Don't compare him with others 👑👑👑

— Cricket Crazy (@CrazyinCricket) May 22, 2023

hes competing with ronaldo messi and they compare him with ropig 😂😂😂

— jashh (@JashViratian82) May 22, 2023

First of all he need to get influenced by Rohit that how to win trophies

— S ∆ C H I | 🇮🇳 (@fadesachi06) May 22, 2023

Virat Kohli is a Kohinoor for India

— Kanwal Fatima 🦋 🎗️ (@Kanwal__here) May 22, 2023

Dhoni might be in top-3 if he uses ig like them 😎 pic.twitter.com/dKvvBsgnti

— ➤➤𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙝➼👑 (@Rebelisaam) May 22, 2023

Messi's foot >> Pendu anyday

— Chinese King FC (@OwnerOfBabrAzam) May 22, 2023

Why I am not influencial on Instagram 😃 pic.twitter.com/SOK9S8UA5T

— parody of sureshB(costume designer for john Wick) (@sureshbtweets) May 22, 2023

Virat Kohli hit only one six while Shubman Gill hit one: Tom Moody

Meanwhile, Kohli's RCB lost their must-win game against Gujarat Titans in the ongoing IPL 2023. The Delhi-born scored his second consecutive hundred and helped his side reach 197/5. However, this wasn't enough as Shubman Gill, via his second consecutive hundred, helped his team chase down the target in just 19.1 overs.

After this, former Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach, Tom Moody analysed both Kohli and Gill's innings. The former Australia pacer pointed out that Kohli hit only one six while Gill hit eight.

“He is such a delight to watch. He is so composed at the crease. You look at his facial expression and his body language, he looks so much in control. He has got the game. Eight sixes! That was the difference in the two hundreds. Both were brilliant hundreds. But Kohli only hit one six. Gill hit eight of them and was batting at a strike rate of 200. That's a significant difference. And that coming in a chase, hats off to him,” he said.