Virat Kohli records: Former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli ended his dry run in international cricket by scoring his 71st ton -- his first hundered across formats after 1020 days -- during India vs Afghanistan Asia Cup 2022 match in the Super 4 stage at the Dubai international cricket stadium. Virat's blazing knock helped India end their Asia Cup campaign with a 101-run win after consecutive defeats.
Now, Virat Kohli has attained yet another glorious record. The stylish batter completed 50 million followers on Twitter, making him the first cricketer to reach 50 million followers on the micro-blogging site. Over 50 million people follow Virat on Facebook and a whopping 211 million people follow the RCB legend on Instagram. Also, Kohli became the 4th most followed sports athlete and highest followed cricketer in the world. Second on this list is Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar who has 37.8 million followers on Twitter.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma talked about Virat's 71st ton after Ind vs Afg Asia Cup 2022 match. Ahead of Asia Cup, Virat had revealed that for the first time in his life he didn't pick a cricket bat for a month. During interview with Rohit, Virat credited his wife Anushka Sharma for being with him through this tough phase.
"I know there was a lot of stuff going outside. And I kissed my ring. You see me standing here because one person has put things in perspective for me. That's Anushka. This hundred is for her and for our little daughter Vamika as well.
When you have someone next to you having conversations putting things in perspective, like Anushka has been... when I came back I was not desperate. Six weeks off I was refreshed. I realised how tired I was. Competitiveness doesn't allow it, but this break allowed me enjoy the game again," he said referring to his one month break.