Virat Kohli only second behind PM Narendra Modi in Twitter engagements for Jan 2021: Study

Virat Kohli and co. pipped England by 10 wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday, February 25. The win gave the Indian skipper his 22nd Test win at home, thus overtaking former cricketer MS Dhoni as the most successful Indian captain in home Tests. Apparently, the decorated cricketer has another reason to celebrate as a certain social media analytics firm just found him as the second-best Indian celebrity in terms of engagements on Twitter.

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As per recent findings from Twitteet, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the top of the Indian celebrities’ list in terms of Twitter engagements for the month of January. As per the data, the Prime Minister had 80,29,733 Twitter engagements.

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is second on the list with 26,24,935 engagements. In a list dominated by actors and politicians, former Indian captains Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar are the next highest ranking cricketers. They are followed R Ashwin, who recently starred in India’s series win in Australia.

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How much is Virat Kohli net worth?

According to acknowledge.com, the Virat Kohli net worth figure is estimated to be ₹688 crore ($93 million) as of the year 2021. A major part of his net worth comes from his business investments and endorsements. The Virat Kohli net worth also comprises of his earnings from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as an active Indian cricket player, which amounts to ₹7 crore ($925,730) per annum.

Virat Kohli also earns through his endorsements deals with Audi, Puma, Flipkart, Google, Hero MotoCorp, Uber and Valvoline. Additionally, he earns a staggering amount for his participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) franchise. As per reports, the Virat Kohli IPL salary is ₹17 crore ($2.24 million) per season since 2018.

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