Who has the most followers on X in Asia? Kohli nears Modi

Away from the glory of his several records in the game, the former Indian captain, Virat Kohli, has achieved another off-field record ahead of the upcoming three-match ODI series against England, where he is expected to make a comeback in the game after missing their recent 50-over series at home against Afghanistan.

Virat Kohli is the second leading run-getter in international cricket across formats, having smashed 28215 runs in 626 innings at an average of 52.73 and a strike rate of 79.62, celebrating 85 centuries and 146 fifties at the best score of 254*. But his new off-field record is equally massive.

The achievement — What Virat Kohli has just achieved off the field

Virat Kohli has now gathered 70 million followers on X (formerly known as Twitter), with a following of 59. He is now only the second person in Asia to have more than 70M followers on X after the Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi, who has a whopping number of 106.9M followers along with 2677 following.

Some of the other cricketing stars are not even close to the number of followers of Kohli. Sachin Tendulkar has got 39M followers on Twitter along with a following of 96, while Rohit Sharma has got 23.6M followers and 44 following.

Meanwhile, the official account of Cristiano Ronaldo, who is currently featuring in the FIFA World Cup 2026 for Portugal, has 110.7M followers on X. On the other hand, Elon Musk is the most followed person on X, with over 240 million followers. He is followed by former US President Barack Obama (nearly 119M followers) and US President Donald Trump (111M followers).

Kohli prepares for battle — Inside his build-up to the England vs India ODI series

Kohli has, meanwhile, begun his preparations for India’s upcoming three-match ODI series against the Harry Brook-led side. The star batter was spotted holding net sessions and training with former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar in Alibaug. His inclusion in the squad remains subject to him officially clearing a fitness assessment at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

After the end of the five-match T20I series, the ODI series will begin on July 14 at Edgbaston before the action moves to the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on July 16. The third and final game of the series will take place on July 19 at Lord’s.

England haven’t won a bilateral series against India for a long time, and the blue brigade will hope to continue the same performance in all three departments of the game.