India’s Virat Kohli, who announced his Test retirement on Monday, is well known for his records on the field, but is a giant off it too, on social media. 

Looked up to by many, Kohli, is the most-followed Indian on Instagram and the most-followed cricketer globally with over 270 million followers. He is third on the list of most followed athletes, only behind football greats Cristiano Ronaldo (653 million) of Portugal and Argentine Lionel Messi (505 million).