Former Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli became the first Asian to reach 200 million Instagram followers on Tuesday.

Kohli is one of the world’s most-followed cricketers and the third most followed professional athlete after Cristiano Ronaldo (451M) and Lionel Messi (334M).

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Kohli took to Instagram to thank his supporters.

“200 mil strong. Thanks for all your support insta fam,” Kohli wrote along with a montage of his Instagram posts.

Meanwhile, Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has 2.1 million followers on Instagram.

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Former premier Imran Khan’s Instagram family grew to a staggering over seven million followers.