Virat Kohli denies reported social media earnings

Star Indian batter Virat Kohli was recently named one of Instagram’s top-earners in India. In a recent report, it was revealed that the 34-year-old earned a sum of INR 11.45 crore per sponsored post on the social media app, which made him one of the highest earners through Instagram in the world as well.

As per the list that was released, it was reported that Kohli was the only Indian to have made it in the top 20 globally, with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Selena Gomez featured in the rankings as well.

As the list left many jaw dropped, it was all debased after a recent tweet by Virat Kohli. The 34-year-old opined that the news that has been circulating around his social media earnings is “not true”.

“While I am grateful and indebted to all that I’ve received in life, the news that has been making rounds about my social media earnings is not true,” Kohli posted on August 12.