If BCCI is the world’s richest cricket institution, then in addition to earning, our players are not far behind in many cases. This is known from the fan following of 10 top cricket players worldwide on social media.
In the IPL, even though Gayle is the king of fours and sixes, but on social media, king Kohli is on top in this matter. Kohli is not only on top but he is also ahead of all the cricketers in the world in terms of earning from social media (especially Instagram).
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Call it the popularity of cricket or the abundance of social media users here, 8 of the top ten cricketers worldwide who are followed on social media are Indian cricketers. De Villiers is at number seven and Chris Gayle is at number ten.
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Here Is The List Of Top 10 Most Followed Cricketers On Social Media
| Number | Name | Followers Instagram | Total | ||
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 116 M | 42.8M | 30.9M | 189.7M |
| 2 | Sachin Tendulkar | 29.1M | 35.6 | 27M | 91.7M |
| 3 | MS Dhoni | 33M | 8.2 M | 20.6M | 61.8M |
| 4 | Rohit Sharma | 19.1M | 18.9 | 12M | 50M |
| 5 | Suresh Raina | 16.3M | 18.8 | 3.4M | 40.4M |
| 6 | Yuvraj Singh | 11M | 5.2M | 18M | 34.2M |
| 7 | AB de Villiers | 14.3M | 7.7M | 6.3M | 28.3M |
| 8 | Shikhar Dhawan | 8.5M | 5.9 | 10M | 24.4M |
| 9 | Harbhajan Singh | 4.4M | 11.2 | 6.5M | 22.1M |
| 10 | Chris Gayle | 3.6M | 4.6M | 12.M | 20.2M |
